Word: deterring
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NATO, Shelton said, has transformed from a military alliance designed to respond to crisis into a political alliance designed to "Deter crisis before they escalate...
...could be considered "a person" under child-abuse laws and that a pregnant woman carrying it could be charged with doing harm, even with murder. Similar arguments were earlier rejected by five other state supreme courts and a handful of lower courts across the country, but that did not deter Condon, a Republican rising star whose career has been stoked by such battles. Says he: "This decision is much more in line with American culture. A fetus has inalienable rights that come from God. That is how most Americans feel about this...
What originally seemed like jaywalking to this unsuspecting student, actually turned out to be a "bad error in judgment," which he said he hopes will deter other students from repeating his mistakes
...went north of $1 million, but whose cards weren't what you'd call a sure thing. Long after lower-paid mortals folded, Damon continued to bet like a winner; he'd arrived at the table with $200 and left only $20 poorer, which of course did nothing to deter the amiable grin that rarely leaves his soon-to-be-familiar face...
Toomey said he supports the death penalty primarily because of its potential to deter criminals and protect local citizens...