Sentence examples for the primary deterrent from inspiring English sources

Cost is the primary deterrent.

The primary deterrent to war is the chilling notion of mutual assured destruction, which requires Washington and Moscow to maintain sufficient nuclear firepower to annihilate one another.

But as long as nuclear weapons remain the primary deterrent against aggression, different countries are going to have an incentive to acquire them, and I think the numbers will continue to grow.

I demonstrate in China that fear is not the primary deterrent for the spread of information; instead, there are massively different political implications of having certain information completely free and easy to obtain as compared to being available, but slightly more difficult to access.

That is, for a century now, in hockey, the possibility of having to engage in a fist-fight with a bad character has been the primary deterrent preventing this or that player from trying to hurt an opponent on the other team.

Russ Rader, spokesman for the IIHS, says the primary deterrent to risky behavior is a parent riding shotgun.

But for most women, the menopausal effects of low levels of estrogen are the primary deterrents to sexual pleasure.

To the Editor: James J. Heckman suggests that "unfounded doubt and fear of doing things differently" are the primary deterrents to radical change in our investment in early childhood education.

Radford also questioned the Air Force's plan to focus on nuclear weapons delivery capabilities as its primary deterrent to war and called nuclear war "morally reprehensible".

They found that, beyond the standard practice of administering summative exams, time demands on grading are a primary deterrent to faculty engagement with additional assessment practices.

Many sales positions are commission-only, and financial concerns are a primary deterrent for sales executives who may be talented and capable of achieving, but who are also new to the industry and afraid of going without pay.