Sentences with phrase «us as a deterrent»

You also have to consider the effect on the reputation that acts as a deterrent in all our cases.

But people in and around the video game industry tend to raise issues of economic scale as a deterrent to entry.

Titan 1 missiles were the first series of multi-stage Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles that the US used as a deterrent in the Cold War.

In a previous Compas poll, some respondents indicated that our weak securities laws also act as a deterrent to foreign investment.

On the other hand, such strikes, he said, also act as a deterrent to Hezbollah, whose missile capabilities could mean that the air force and the rest of the Israeli military will fight any future Lebanon war with their own bases under attack.

President Donald Trump tweeted that arming teachers as a deterrent against such often deadly violence should be «Up to States.»

Rather, she said, harsh sentences can act as a deterrent in unusual, high - publicized cases like Silk Road.

The grueling testimonies from CEO John Stumpf, coupled with insights from my industry - wide research into the culture and mindsets of bankers, suggest there is a blind spot among senior leaders at Wells Fargo, as well as deterrents to speaking up among the rank and file.

Inclusion, too, could have been viewed as a deterrent to growth, based on an antiquated and, frankly, obsolete notion that homogeneous cultures would be easier to control and more uniformly productive.

CALGARY — A Saskatchewan mayor whose city's water supply was interrupted for several weeks following a Husky Energy Inc. oil pipeline leak in July 2016 says he hopes environmental charges announced Monday act as a deterrent for other pipeline firms.

Sometimes, managers of these funds attempt to devise strategies that will keep daily liquidity at a minimum, so the exit fee acts as a deterrent for an investor wishing to proceed with an...

Regulatory creep is consistently one of the biggest challenges you identify as a deterrent to investment or, simply, as being utterly wasteful of your time and money without a related benefit to you, or the public.

These factors, together with low levels of transparency, weak financial institutions, and inadequate infrastructure have acted as a deterrent to investment — despite the fact that countries like Guinea or the Democratic Republic of Congo have immense mineral resources.

Obviously death had to exist at that point in order for God to use it as a deterrent.

As for your seriously off base torture comparison, if we saw a drastic increase in violent crimes, and there was a public outcry for harsher punishments to try and serve as a deterrent, and the Bill was drafted, made open to the public, and the solid majority of the population didn't turn against it with protests, signatures, and contacting their representatives; maybe a torture law could make it (though it would never get past the Supreme Court as the Consttution is now, but we'll let that slide as a hypothetical).

Since burglars try to avoid their victims and robbers to surprise them, the value of guns as a deterrent is problematic.

Prisons have failed as deterrents to crime.

Hell - fires and eternal (or unending) suffering was at one time regarded as a deterrent from wrong - doing.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.

This acts as a deterrent to a person realizing that something is wrong and that they need to get psychological help as these experiences make them feel that they are God's agent, they are chosen and need to continue and reach the world with their message.

The fact that the the rich get advantages as a deterrent to offering education is preposterous.

The use of punishment as a deterrent, and the effect of the penal system upon persons and society as a whole, raise issues for moral judgment.

For those who view deterrence as the primary purpose of punishment, the uncertainty of capital punishment as a deterrent provides the fatal argument against it.

The dilemma is easily stated: The non-Communist world needs nuclear power to deter Communist nuclear power (to prevent nuclear blackmail and pressure in the interests of Communist expansion); but if we ever use our nuclear weapons, they are likely to destroy all that they defend as deterrents.

It is legaly used as both a deterrent for future offenders and to prevent the wronged party from furthering the problem through direct vengance.

A baby whose swaddling clothes are dirty and need changing, a man being executed as a deterrent to other potential criminals: Can this really be God?

What we need is to recognize that some human rights crises may demand preemptive force (In the form of humanitarian intervention) as a deterrent to much greater violence.

Not that I agree with Bill Deacon, but I think one could argue that a potentially armed populace may act as a deterrent to tyranny, and not just at the federal level.

I think you could at least get a hearing and it might serve as a deterrent for future scam artists.

With Kayum's help, I tracked down a cat and brought into the house as a deterrent to the invading rats.

The actual loss of a first - round pick would have made much more sense, though, both as a deterrent and as a punishment for a scouting director having more resources for the 2015 draft than the other 29 scouting directors.

And serve as a deterrent to any would be a football result rigging referee.

The deal is also thought to act as a deterrent to Real Madrid, who have reportedly been keen to bring him back to the club as a possible replacement for James Rodriguez.

Required by law in Spanish football, and occasionally found elsewhere, they tend to be set ambitiously high, partly as a deterrent and partly as insurance.

To serve as a deterrent to other would be untimely shirt wrappers, Ozil should be fined a week wage.

By taking away the spot foul for a forty yard pass with incidental contact, it limits the offense's ability to exploit what would have been a difficult completion, while still keeping a 15 - yard defensive penalty as a deterrent.

«When our association discovered that bats could be altered and gain enhanced performance above our bat standard, stiffer penalties were instituted as a deterrent,» wrote Craig Cress, the president of ASA, in an email to me years ago when I first started examining this story.

Having said that, hearing of Bolton's run without drawing a Premier League game, which now stands at 22 following their reverse at West Brom, will surely act as a deterrent for most?

Although the $ 40 State Registry fee was quoted as a deterrent...

The concept of using consequences, physical or otherwise, as a deterrent for hitting is based on the misconception that small children have the capacity for forethought (i.e..

My granddaughter's mothering skills are rated and points are docked for the high school class that puts its trust in this robot touted as a deterrent to teen pregnancy.

Considering that breast - feeding is wanly viewed as a deterrent to sexuality, the attitude of baby's father can be a deterrent as well.

The plain truth is, though, that even if punishment was effective as a deterrent, a gentle response to physical aggression is literally the only response that a parent can make that won't actually reinforce the aggression.

However whether or not it «suits the crime» or has an effect long - term, the threat of punishment in society is supposed to serve as a deterrent to some who might otherwise commit crimes.

The concept of using consequences, physical or otherwise, as a deterrent for hitting is based on the misconception that small children have the capacity for forethought (i.e. «If I hit, I will get in trouble.

«Timeouts generally only work in positive contexts because the timeout needs to serve as a deterrent, something that takes away fun.»

Parents are encouraged to use baby safety gates as a deterrent rather than an effective barrier and children should always be supervised.

One way to use them is as a deterrent for older children from waking a new baby.

He further suggested that strict laws must be implemented and individuals who infringe on the rights of the vulnerable in society, severely punished to serve as deterrent to others.

«The Commissioner of Police said the punishments handed down to the unruly officers would serve as a deterrent to others who may wish to toe the path of ignominy.»