Word: deterred
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With a nuclear threat avoided, North Korea’s neighbors will be able to freely encourage its economic growth in good conscience. Stringent economic sanctions have been externally applied to discourage and deter arms programs, but these would be obsolete if Kim abandoned these pursuits. Burgeoning prosperity in Japan and South Korea could enhance their neighbor’s weak economy, encouraging interdependence and creating greater incentives for regional peace. Moreover, the North’s promising recent market-based reforms would continue to pay off, potentially creating openness to further reforms that would combat the nation?...
Brooks said claims that the U.S. is an unwelcome intruder in Iraq shouldn’t deter the army’s efforts to end Saddam’s regime...
...SEVIS enhances our ability to detect and deter those who may come to America for nefarious purposes, while extending a hand in friendship to those seeking the exceptional education and training opportunities this great country has to offer,” he said during the hearing...
...shared sovereignty and an acquired aversion to conflict and risk. While Bush is a conservative, Blair is an old-style liberal, in the mold of Britain's great 19th century imperialist Prime Minister, William Gladstone. Bush is eager to engage the world in order to deter and defeat evil. Blair is a man who looks at the troubled globe and sees also an opportunity to do good...
Mackey said that the conditions would definitely deter him from venturing into the water, but he did not rule out kicking back on the beach with his teammates...