Collocations withdeterrent
These are words often used in combination withdeterrent.
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credible deterrent
It is only just a credible deterrent.
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deterrent capability
The fact that we know what is going on reinforces our deterrent capability.
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deterrent effect
For in that case, imprisonment would lose its deterrent effect.
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deterrent force
What we have is a deterrent force.
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deterrent threat
C is the absolute cost of making good on the deterrent threat should it fail to deter.
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deterrent value
They can often have important deterrent value.
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effective deterrent
That was an effective deterrent.
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great deterrent
The paperback price is reasonable for a specialist volume and no great deterrent to personal ownership.
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major deterrent
Such costs would clearly be a major deterrent to childbearing.
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nuclear deterrent
We would still retain a nuclear deterrent, particularly a second-strike strategic nuclear deterrent.
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powerful deterrent
They provide a powerful deterrent.
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significant deterrent
The potential endogeneity may mask the existence of even more significant deterrent regulatory impacts.
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strategic deterrent
The nuclear powers, relying on the retaliatory capabilities of the strategic deterrent, regarded their territory as a sanctuarium.
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strong deterrent
This is a strong deterrent to overspending.
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sufficient deterrent
The idea behind it was that simple detention would not be a sufficient deterrent.
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ultimate deterrent
Using the ultimate deterrent and sending a parent to prison will further fracture dysfunctional families.
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