deterrent

Example Sentences

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She said the grills had worked as a deterrent, not only stopping drinkers from damaging her windows, but also preventing them from sitting on her window sills and putting their glasses on them.

From BBC

France is to boost its nuclear arsenal and extend the deterrent to cover other European countries, in a major development of its nuclear defence policy.

From BBC

Oil can still act as a deterrent to both sides.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said people in Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland now tend to support rather than oppose the idea of developing an alternative European nuclear deterrent.

From Barron's

Accepting Washington's conditions risks hollowing out the regime's deterrent strategy.

From BBC