Sentence examples for was deterred from inspiring English sources

The right had toyed with the idea of annexation, but was deterred by the same dilemma.

I've never yet met an offender who was deterred from crime by the length of sentence.

But he said he was deterred when the employers demanded a national identification card.

Bayh suggested that he was deterred by the morass in Iraq and, by extension, the challenges posed by Iran.

This time it was deterred only by a few shots fired near its feet and it slowly withdrew.

Though he never considered himself a liberal, he was deterred from running for governor in 1984 by conservative opposition.

It is tempting to conclude that he was deterred by the administration's ideological wariness of public ownership.

However, when the Bi2WO6 dosage was increased to beyond 15%, the hydration process was deterred and hydration heat decreased, which may influence the durability of the cement matrix.

The V&A had long wanted to acquire one for its collection, but was deterred by the profusion of fake "Kirknesses".

He once claimed that he was deterred from writing an autobiography by the thought of all the husbands who would be after him.

"They are deterred".