Sentence examples for powerless to deter from inspiring English sources

Despite having the most destructive weapons ever invented at its hands, our military was powerless to deter, disrupt, punish or destroy this new type of adversary.

We must erase the legacy of liberalism that leaves law enforcement officers powerless to deter crime with the threat of certain punishment.

Mr Abbas's men have laboured to harness rural vigilantes to ensure that demonstrations are confined to the West Bank cities they control.But the interim agreements prevent them from operating in Area C, so they are powerless to deter or contain clashes between villagers and settlers.

"The gains appear to be based upon the toothless nature of the G7 statement, which seems powerless to deter investors from buying currencies exposed to recovery," Wilkinson said.

"Champagne socialism" is just a term contrived to deter powerful people – see also, recently, Lily Allen – from speaking up for powerless people.

You try to deter misconduct.

Some are more likely to deter them.

And it has to deter shoplifters.

This is meant to deter the smugglers.

Hikers use it to deter bears.

This helped to deter Pietersen.