Word: deterring
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...diversify its revenue base in case a major source of income, like government land sales, took a hit. But the proposal was roundly opposed by almost every segment of society. Retailers reckoned it would hurt their businesses. Economists believed it would unnecessarily complicate a straightforward tax regimen and deter foreign investors. And ordinary folk felt it would unduly burden low- and middle-income consumers. The government's gambit turned into an embarrassment when Financial Secretary Henry Tang, the moving force behind the gst, underestimated his numbers and revealed last month that Hong Kong had posted a surplus of $7 billion...
...likely to have more time to get to their classes and to already be nearer the Allston campus, either in the Allston Houses, student center, or athletic and performing arts facilities. This is an important consideration, as we do not want a class’s Allston location to deter students from taking...
...amount the U.S. spends on defense, of course, dwarfs that sum. The Pentagon will get a projected $620 billion in 2008. Even Japan spends considerably more than China. And most defense planners in the U.S. still believe the primary strategic objective for China's defense spending is to deter the U.S. from intervening in any crisis over Taiwan...
...provided to back up the claim. It is a theory, not a study supporting the theory, but simply a theory,” he wrote in an e-mailed statement. Lichtenfeld expressed his worry that Retsky’s findings may reinforce African-American fears about cancer surgery and deter patients from seeking treatment. “Unfortunately, by the time mainstream media reports arrive to consumers, all they hear is that the myth may be true, a claim that is as potentially dangerous as it is unsupportable with the current state of knowledge,” the statement read...
...injuries. The disabled bus was towed from the scene, shutting down the Turnpike for five minutes, Bousquet said. A second Fung Wah bus was dispatched soon after to transport the passengers to New York. Fung Wah is popular among students and several said that the recent accident would not deter them from using the bus line. Allison J. La Fave ’10 said she is aware of Fung Wah’s purported “sketchiness,” but insisted that she “wouldn’t shy away from using Fung Wah?...