Meanings of powerful deterrent in English

Our formidable air striking forces are a powerful deterrent to general war.

It will be a powerful deterrent to illegal discards and support future prosecutions.

The anti-smoking lobby could put him on their posters, he'd be a powerful deterrent.

Eight hours in the open air between meals is a powerful deterrent of table small-talk.

And fear of the bad opinion of others is the most powerful deterrent force in the world.

While retaliatory power is one strong deterrent to a would-be aggressor, another powerful deterrent is defensive power.

Other observers agreed the sentence would be a powerful deterrent and in future help to protect national security.

For mothers, the threat of losing custody of their children is a powerful deterrent to pursuing a prosecution.

The action of the United Nations in Korea has been a powerful deterrent to a third world war.

Superstition perhaps, but a powerful deterrent.

But whether it will prove a powerful deterrent to any who would hope to follow in his footsteps remains to be seen.

The conspicuous consumption, and the consequent increased expense, required in the reputable maintenance of a child is very considerable and acts as a powerful deterrent.

Needlessly cramping and cruel as these primitive laws often were, they were powerful deterrents, and their lapse has often been followed by greater moral laxity.