Word: deterred
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...hope that the media does not delve into a critique of the revealed identity of the players’ accuser. While the charges brought by the accuser are now false in the eyes of the law, she deserves no further assault upon her character. Further dissection will only deter women who actually weathered sexual assault from coming forward, both on college campuses and across the country. The aftermath in Durham is devastating, and there appears only one benefit left within the wreckage: a lesson about how to better manage and approach accusations of rape and how to maintain respect...
...Record companies have embraced digital distribution models of every kind. There is a greater availability of music now than ever before in history. And to encourage the legal acquisition of music, we have provided educational materials to help deter illegal downloading (www.campusdownloading.com). Our companies have even licensed legal music services at steeply discounted rates for college students. But still the theft continues...
...could result in additional costs for students from having to send more applications and would pressure them to visit more schools, also a costly endeavor. HFAI Director Melanie B. Mueller ’01 said that the admissions office was taking steps to ensure that additional financial obligations not deter any potential applicants from seeking admission. “I think part of the activity we hope to take on is more time out on the road to reach some of these rural high schools, these non-feeder schools,” Mueller said. “We?...
...Games, maybe two. College is already out of the question, made illegal after an athlete decides to join the professional ranks.Most importantly, college competition is often seen as an obstacle to development and improvement. Minor technicalities like class time, playing with teammates of inferior skill, and other collegiate distractions deter such athletes from a stint at a university.The NCAA Tournament, by contrast, offers a stage to those amateur athletes whose majority will never reach the heights of the professional ranks. For most, there will be no appearance in the Olympics, big contract, or long athletic career.That does little to diminish...
...large sunk costs would make the company loathe to pull out. In contrast, if oil companies knew before entering or expanding operations that doing so would make them subject to divestment, they might behave differently. Only a targeted divestment policy, by defining the actions that warrant divestment, would effectively deter an oil company from entering the country or proactively affect its behavior if it did decide to enter the country...