major deterrent
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajoranddeterrent
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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deterrent
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈter.ənt/us/dɪˈter.ənt/
something that deters people from ...
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(Definition ofmajoranddeterrentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Such costs would clearly be amajordeterrentto childbearing.
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Amajordeterrentis that one does not easily know where to turn for some topics.
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Ageism : amajordeterrentto the introduction of curricula in ageing.
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That is themajordeterrent.
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Amajordeterrentopportunity was therefore missed.
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It would constitute amajordeterrent.
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Such a procedure would indeed be amajordeterrent.
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That in itself will be amajordeterrent.
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Now we remove amajordeterrentto his doing so.
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That would undoubtedly have been amajordeterrent.
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They are a major factor and amajordeterrent.
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Their presence should have amajordeterrenteffect.
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They have amajordeterrentin their own hands.
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This can act, and has acted, as amajordeterrent.
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It is also true that at the back of our minds was themajordeterrent.
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It would be amajordeterrenton an issue which will become increasingly serious.
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Equally, some passenger fares are now becoming amajordeterrentto personal initiative.
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There is no doubt that themajordeterrentto park use concerns safety and security.
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That need not necessarily be amajordeterrentor obstacle to direct elections.
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That is the othermajordeterrentto the use of the company car.
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It is already amajordeterrentif he takes that kind of action.
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As we all know, themajordeterrentto crime is the risk of being found out.
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It is amajordeterrentto walkers and riders who wish to use the countryside.
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They are amajordeterrentto people who travel by bus, underground and train.
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However, high interest rates and inadequate financial returns are perhaps themajordeterrenttoday.
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