Sentence examples for put off others from inspiring English sources

Are they being kept in squalor to put off others?

His third-way flexibility had put off some people, and his messianic certainty put off others.

His third-way flexibility put off some; his messianic certainty put off others.

His close affiliation with Hezb-i-Islami — part Islamist political party, part militant group — has put off others.

The thing is, they've made it a bit more extreme in a few ways, ways that will be extremely compelling for some people, but put off others.

For example, her discussion of epidemiologic horror in books and movies such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers will intrigue some readers and put off others who might find this analysis extreme and detracting from the serious tone of the rest of the book.

The government, for instance, could opt to pay interest on Treasuries and put off other bills.

Will their deaths, considered martyrdom by some, put off other British recruits?

This cruel ruling will also, surely, put off other ordinary families from bringing a case against companies or organisations for fear of being bankrupted if they lose.

But it might put off other Conservative MPs considering defecting to Ukip in the run-up to next May given that the result was somewhat closer than the polls had been predicting.

Nor is it certain that the scheme provides a more general boost to the economy, as buyers may have been put off other purchases in order to afford a new vehicle.