strong deterrent

collocation in English

meaningsofstronganddeterrent

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strong
adjective
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/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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deterrent
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈter.ənt/us
/dɪˈter.ənt/
something that deters people from ...
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(Definition ofstronganddeterrentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is astrongdeterrentto overspending.
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This must have astrongdeterrenteffect.
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That would provide a verystrongdeterrent.
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The four ships involved are undoubtedly astrongdeterrent.
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This is astrongdeterrentto fees being raised.
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The offence is intended to act as astrongdeterrent.
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The annual escalator is a serious andstrongdeterrent.
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I think the costs are a verystrongdeterrent.
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That power should act as astrongdeterrentto the speculative demolition which has caused concern.
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I should have thought this was a verystrongdeterrentindeed.
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But until we move to that, we need to employstrongdeterrentmeasures.
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A tax of that magnitude is astrongdeterrent, particularly on the home market.
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They and we believe that astrongdeterrentposture is the best guarantee of peace.
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We need to create astrongdeterrentfor people who are persistently fraudulent.
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Such action is, in many ways, equivalent to theft, and there must be astrongdeterrent.
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That is bound to have astrongdeterrenteffect on future emigration.
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I agree with him that the near certainty of being caught is astrongdeterrent.
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A powerful striking force is not only astrongdeterrentto attack.
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Unhappily, they would also be astrongdeterrentto foreign investment.
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But the need to maintain bargaining power will be astrongdeterrentto unions becoming fragmented.
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Rapid reaction, conflict resolution, and maintaining astrongdeterrentare the order of the day.
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The occasional but unpredictable possibility of a roadside check would have astrongdeterrenteffect.
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Astrongdeterrentis needed for those who, in some cases, are hardened criminals engaged in several other criminal activities.
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This liability undoubtedly constitutes astrongdeterrentagainst the keeping of potentially dangerous wild animals under conditions of inadequate security.
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