deterrent effect

collocation in English

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deterrent
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈter.ənt/us
/dɪˈter.ənt/
something that deters people from ...
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effect
noun
uk
/ɪˈfekt/us
/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofdeterrentandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For in that case, imprisonment would lose itsdeterrenteffect.
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This is because the trade agreement has adeterrenteffecton protection.
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These three cruel punishments were meant to have adeterrenteffecton evildoers.
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That is thedeterrenteffect.
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It has adeterrenteffect.
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What was thedeterrenteffect?
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These assumptions explain thedeterrenteffect: as the number of opportunities increase, the amount of migration decreases.
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It was primarily for thedeterrenteffect.
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Finally, there is thedeterrenteffect.
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This has had a usefuldeterrenteffect.
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That should considerably improve theirdeterrenteffect.
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First, there is thedeterrenteffect.
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There has been an undoubteddeterrenteffect.
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That has a greatdeterrenteffect.
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The searching has adeterrenteffect.
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Thedeterrenteffectwould be dubious.
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There is nodeterrenteffectat all.
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That would surely have adeterrenteffect?
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That would have adeterrenteffect.
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This must have a strongdeterrenteffect.
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They will have a healthydeterrenteffect.
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Gradually, thedeterrenteffectwould work.
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Sanctions must have a sufficientlydeterrenteffect.
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Surely this must have adeterrenteffect.
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You destroy the wholedeterrenteffect.
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