effective deterrent

collocation in English

meaningsofeffectiveanddeterrent

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effective
adjective
uk
/ɪˈfek.tɪv/us
/əˈfek.tɪv/
successful or achieving the results that ...
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deterrent
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈter.ənt/us
/dɪˈter.ənt/
something that deters people from ...
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(Definition ofeffectiveanddeterrentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeffective deterrent

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That was aneffectivedeterrent.
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There is noeffectivedeterrent.
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They are aneffectivedeterrent.
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Where private enterprises value their reputations, the threat of adverse publicity can prove aneffectivedeterrentto bad environmental practices.
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It is a veryeffectivedeterrent.
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That is a mightilyeffectivedeterrent.
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It is the mosteffectivedeterrent.
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These should be aneffectivedeterrent.
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Increased sentences are not aneffectivedeterrent.
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It needs to be aneffectivedeterrent.
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That would be aneffectivedeterrent.
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That would act as aneffectivedeterrent.
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It meets the criteria foreffectivedeterrent.
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They are no more aneffectivedeterrentthan short sentences.
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The threat of the sanction was probably aneffectivedeterrent.
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That might be the mosteffectivedeterrentto time-wasting.
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I ask for a credible andeffectivedeterrent.
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I believe that to be a veryeffectivedeterrent.
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It is already proving to be aneffectivedeterrenthere.
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In other words, they want aneffectivedeterrent.
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I think it is a unique andeffectivedeterrent.
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I doubt whether that would be aneffectivedeterrent.
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If they do, they no longer represent aneffectivedeterrent.
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He knows that they are aneffectivedeterrent.
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Closed circuit television is providing aneffectivedeterrent.
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