significant deterrent

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantanddeterrent

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significant
adjective
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/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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deterrent
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈter.ənt/us
/dɪˈter.ənt/
something that deters people from ...
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(Definition ofsignificantanddeterrentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The potential endogeneity may mask the existence of even moresignificantdeterrentregulatory impacts.
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That is asignificantdeterrentagainst fraud.
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It is asignificantdeterrentto business.
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That will be asignificantdeterrentto other countries concerned.
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I do not believe that hanging is asignificantdeterrent.
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The level of prices is asignificantdeterrentagainst smoking.
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That possibility in turn might prove asignificantdeterrentto exercise of the powers at all.
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Secondly, it would have an unquantifiable but probablysignificantdeterrenteffect on buyers coming forward.
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They are asignificantdeterrentto many who would otherwise use a two-wheeler.
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We believe that it has had asignificantdeterrenteffect on the theft of motor cycles.
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I have little doubt that it would act as asignificantdeterrent.
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One may therefore infer that, at the very least, loans have not been asignificantdeterrent.
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Therefore, we do not believe that there will be anysignificantdeterrenteffect.
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She states that we need not regard repayments on this scale as asignificantdeterrent.
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The appointment of litter wardens has had asignificantdeterrenteffect.
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The asylum support information document asserts that the system being designed will have asignificantdeterrenteffect.
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The clause acts as asignificantdeterrentto the perfectly legitimate pursuit of their aims and objectives.
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That should be asignificantdeterrentfor those who may seek to avoid implementing the code of practice.
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If the period was increased, would it act as asignificantdeterrentto those whose marriages are breaking up?
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Those powers constitute asignificantdeterrentto the people who organise blues parties with the intention of making a profit.
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The present arrangements do not appear to be asignificantdeterrentto recruitment or retention of staff.
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Such inordinate delays and allegations that turn out to be completely spurious will besignificantdeterrentfactors.
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But the construction industry deduction scheme provides asignificantdeterrentin controlling the extent of fraud in the building industry.
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The requirement to make declarations on activities in chemicals of concern is asignificantdeterrentto potential proliferators.
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For other road users, such as motor cyclists, flexible knockdown bollards do not present asignificantdeterrent.
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