Word: deterred
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...crew chief, was killed in the explosion at the Khobar Towers compound. "None of us," Fennig said, "have a problem with the mission." The families of other service members who died echoed that sentiment, and U.S. officials insisted that the act of terror would not deter the U.S. from fulfilling its mission in Saudi Arabia and around the Persian Gulf. In the aftermath of last week's deaths, however, it is appropriate to ask what exactly that mission is and whether the U.S. is carrying it out in the most sensible manner...
When police spend less time in the office and more on the streets, they can deter criminals simply by their presence, Vallier says...
...values and tastes acquired as a result of class background also serve to deter students of different class backgrounds from socializing together...
...clear visibility over Qana. Despite a push from Boutros- Ghali for a resolution condemning Israel for the attack, the U.S. has so far prevented a condemnation, arguing that assessing blame could hinder efforts at reaching a cease-fire. "It remains to be seen to what extent the Americans can deter or sidetrack the condemnation of Israel," Marlowe says. "In Europe and the Arab world, feelings are running pretty high right...
...their young lives a competitive and action-packed quest for self-improvement. Others let the kids do whatever they want, sipping and tasting from an array of options and following their own pleasure. Jessica Dubroff may have been a victim of both approaches. While it is often difficult to deter a child who is genuinely passionate about an activity or whose unusual talent sweeps her away into tournament tennis or the Broadway theater, some parents have a disturbing tendency to forget that children are just that: children. "The key is balance," says David Fassler, child and adolescent psychiatrist at Choate...