Word: deterred
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...does so inconsistently. Pyongyang sends some for extended stays in the country's horrific prisons. Aid groups and people active in the so-called underground railroad, which tries to move refugees into China and eventually to safety in Seoul, say the executions this week were probably meant to deter those fleeing because food is scarce. To North Koreans, the period just before the spring barley harvest is known as "barley hill." In the past, failure to get over the "hill" has meant death by starvation, particularly during the famine years a decade ago, during which some two million North Koreans...
...American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the sytem, or is it because we really truly belive that this is the best way to deter future crime...
...Many of these philanthropic programs require a certain level of dedication that can deter students from participating...
...flyers, yard signs and stickers. For example, Councillor Henrietta C. Davis, who graduated from the Kennedy School in 1997, said she prints her own newsletter, which she distributes to 6,000 residents at an annual cost of about $15,000 a year. Kelley noted that the cost may deter some candidates from entering the race. “If you can’t raise $30,000, you can’t become a city councillor,” he said. “We don’t do ourselves a favor by having that kind of political system...
...tried to explain to him in broken Spanish that he was wearing my sister's shirt, which he interpreted as an accusation that he had stolen it. The boy profusely denied my allegations, and when he reappeared with my fried chicken, he was wearing a different shirt to deter any further conversation on the matter...