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Example sentences for: deterrent

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This deterrent has raised awareness and conscientiousness within all levels of the financial reporting and auditing process as to the significance of their job in preparing financial statements.
"If the theory is correct that a credible nuclear deterrent makes war unnecessary, if not impossible, then another war between India and Pakistan will automatically be unnecessary if both acquire nuclear weapon capability."
It added, "The possibility that it might become public is a great deterrent to bribery, which is why the media, often criticised for its 'let's catch them doing something wrong' mentality, is so essential."
The crux of the strategic controversy is whether an imperfect homeland defense could eliminate the deterrent and coercive impact of small rogue missile forces.
Once the ritual becomes a deterrent to the act itself, as it pretty clearly has, it ceases to serve its purpose.