Sentence examples for of a deterrent from inspiring English sources

That's not much of a deterrent.

Not much of a deterrent.

Nor is prison much of a deterrent.

"Cash fines are not enough of a deterrent.

It has never been much of a deterrent.

But the evidence of a deterrent effect is thin.

"There has to be more of a deterrent.

How much of a deterrent is a $100 fine?

"It's more of a deterrent measure than an operational message".

Perversely, the war has made American power less of a deterrent.

"The billing is complicated, and for many physicians that's enough of a deterrent to not bother".