Sentence examples for purpose of deterring from inspiring English sources

"Today, the way the program is used, it defeats the purpose of deterring illegal behavior".

Indeed, most 'anti-war' protests were mobilised for the purpose of deterring any action to punish the dictator who had been starving Palestinian refugees in Damascus.

To attain security, states try to increase their power and engage in power-balancing for the purpose of deterring potential aggressors.

But last month a federal judge said ICE's policy targeting all families for the purpose of deterring future migrants is illegal.

A groundbreaking federal court order issued February 20 by Judge James Boasberg of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia requires ICE to stop detaining families "for the purpose of deterring future immigration to the United States".

The cost of deterring them is high.

"The risk now is of deterring centrist voters".

That's one way of deterring any leaks.

It would have been better if Mr. Obama made the "sole" purpose of nuclear weapons deterring a nuclear attack.

For the purpose of correcting and deterring wrong done to his subjects, a ruler has jurisdiction over foreigners, and he may exercise this jurisdiction through warfare (p. 305).

If deterrence is the reason for pursuing famous athletes (and it may well be), then where is that same purpose in deterring the rampant fraud in the selling, bundling, marketing and foreclosing of mortgages!