Sentence examples for seeks to deter from inspiring English sources

The "Truth" campaign seeks to deter teenagers from taking up smoking.

The crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) planning approach seeks to deter criminal behavior by creating defensible spaces.

The commission's success in this field is built on sound legal and economic analysis, fair and transparent procedures and a fining policy that seeks to deter misbehaviour.

It also seeks to deter conflict rather than win war, and to suffer as few casualties as possible if deterrence fails.

We are at a crossroads, and the US government seeks to deter and make examples out of those who work for a better world and reveal uncomfortable truths.

MOSCOW — Russia's central bank cut its key interest rates Tuesday to a record low, the ninth reduction since April, as it seeks to deter speculative bets on the ruble and ease credit flows to households and businesses.

He cited a Boston program called Operation Ceasefire, which sought to deter gang violence.

So are its intentions. 1 could be seeking to deter an attack.

Clawbacks in particular seek to deter excessive risk taking by exposing decision-makers to more downside risk.

China could gradually seek to deter U.S. power and replace it with something similar or entirely new.

But it can legitimately seek to deter journalists and others from intruding into experiences that do not concern them.