Word: deterent
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...these crimes was not the result of any action taken by the Executive. . . . When discovery was threatened, instead of aid and assistance from the Executive Branch there were hurried efforts to suppress testimony, to discourage witnesses, to spy upon investigators and finally, by trumped-up indictment, to frighten and deter them from the pursuit. . . . With what patience shall we greet the libelous suggestion that, after all, these are but incidents provoked by the demoralization attendant upon the Great War? . . . Shall we forget that no taint of dishonesty or corruption has ever attached to any man who held public office during...
Consequently, those grim optimists who look to see war abolished with the appearance of more effective weapons neglect the most important factor--the human element. When humanity has lost a certain fraction, It cries for peace. Before that time, the more threat of untried devices is unlikely to deter any nation which feels the cosmic urge of battle...
They traveled a greater distance than any of their competitors, yet that did not deter them from taking the drama with the same enthusiasm with which their forebears tackled wild steers. In fact, they were the only Little Theatre group (of 17) that came from outside the so-called Metropolitan district...
...early training rarely causes one to revere the law for its own sake--but rather to fear the consequences of disobedience. The bold blades, therefore are naturally impelled to brave the possible consequences, as an exhibition, perhaps a quite unconscious one of daring or recklessness. Increasing the penalty may deter some; but it enhances the exploit for the rest. The policy of laissez-faire" probably has the best effect on the young--for lacking the zest of risking something, the undergraduate has only the intrinsic merit of drinking itself as a lure. And judging from observation, this lure...
Another intensive fielding drill, in which all the candidates were given a chance to show their wares, marked the second day of outdoor baseball practice yesterday. The cold weather kept the pitchers indoors under the guidance of Coach Mitchell, but it did not deter Coach Slattery from sending the fielders to the Freshman diamond...