Sentences with phrase «use of deterrents»

Please realize, however, that successful treatment for destructive chewing will require more than just the use of deterrents.

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

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.

So for the means of capital punishment which could actually be used, we probably could not count on a deterrent effect.

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.

Some see at least one upside — they're a potential deterrent to apartment dwellers who use the lots instead of paying for a garage spot near their building.

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..

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.

The harness systems are not a way of childproofing these items; but they do offer a certain deterrent quality when used.

Rawlings also joining in condemning the situation said: «While this frightening experience may no doubt serve as a deterrent to the use of Libya as a gateway to Europe, we must still add our voices to the call to our Libyan brothers to show a little more compassion to our vulnerable black African brothers and sisters.»

Any hypothetical military engagement where a nuclear armed country were to be in danger of being completely overrun would change the calculation on whether they would be willing to use nuclear weapons, but Russia probably would not, for example, use their nuclear weapons as a deterrent against attacks against their conventional troops in Ukraine, even if they were in danger of being forced out of Ukraine completely because the retaliation would cost much more to them than what they would be losing.

Although the policy has been covert, the failure to accommodate extra traffic has been an effective and successful deterrent to growth of car use, which indeed has barely increased in the past decade.

«I don't fear the state that stockpiles thousands of nukes as a deterrent; I am scared of the state that has one and is willing to use it.»

Peter Hodgkinson of the Centre for Capital Punishment Studies used the example of the US as a deterrent to those in the UK who may be tempted to see the practice through rose - tinted spectacles.

The bomb — known as the «mother of all bombs» — was built both for combat and a psychological deterrent by the military in the last decade, but never actually used until now.

Mumuni urged the Attorney General of the Federation and those of the states to seek stiffer penalties for convicted corrupt officials and to minimise the use of plea bargaining to serve as deterrent.

«That the Parliament looks critically at the results of a new poll on support for nuclear weapons in Scotland commissioned by Lord Ashcroft; believes that the result stating that 51 % of Scots want the Trident nuclear deterrent to be replaced is misguidedly being used to suggest that a majority of Scots support keeping nuclear weapons in Scotland; understands that the results of this poll were intended to challenge the findings of a recent poll commissioned by the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that showed a decisive 75 % majority of the Scottish public is against both the cost and the reasoning behind the UK Government's intention to keep all of its nuclear weapons stationed in Scotland; understands that, while Lord Ashcroft conducted the poll to supposedly show that «more than half of Scots are in favour of nuclear weapons», the poll showed that only 37 % of Scots believe so in principle, compared with 48 % who do not; questions the integrity of a poll that, it understands, was privately paid for by a wealthy Tory backer; considers that Lord Ashcroft is spinning the results, and believes that he should stop doing so and accept what it considers the fact proven time and again that Scots want rid of nuclear weapons.»

«The idea that taxpayer dollars can't be used for settlements is a real deterrent effect with officials but if right now if they think the government is going to pay if they get sued or if a claim is filed, that's a little different than if its coming out of your own pocket,» Smith said.

But members of Community Board 1's Youth and Education Committee have expressed skepticism that using teacher's cars as barricades is wise, and the group's vice chairman said any deterrent that includes a tank full of gasoline should be considered less than ideal.

Despite international efforts, there was «no realistic prospect of a world without nuclear weapons in the foreseeable future», Mr Browne said, adding that no such weapons had been used in 50 years because, in part, countries like Britain had a deterrent.

It would demonstrate western resolve and capability not to tolerate the use of WMD, and thus act as a deterrent to their future use.

The Conservatives have announced a manifesto commitment to build four new nuclear missile - armed submarines, with Mr Fallon accusing Labour of using the nuclear deterrent as a «bargaining chip» with the SNP, which would vote to scrap it.

Michael Fallon has refused to apologise for saying Labour would use the nuclear deterrent as a «bargaining chip» with the SNP as part of a post-election deal.

Michael Fallon refuses to apologise for saying Labour would use the nuclear deterrent as a «bargaining chip» with the SNP as part of a post-election deal.

Michael Fallon accused Labour of using the nuclear deterrent as a «bargaining chip» with the SNP, which would vote to scrap it.

Pharmaceutical companies would make much greater use of them if governments encouraged it, but inflexible requirements for animal tests is a major deterrent.

The declining price of heroin, together with regulatory efforts designed to reduce harms associated with the use of prescription opioids — including the availability of abuse - deterrent formulations — may be contributing to increased heroin use, the report says.

Multiple cameras capable of recording 2,400 frames per second covered each blast, creating a highly technical record of the U.S. nuclear arsenal — and a visual deterrent against its use.

More recently, the Chittka lab has found that bees can be trained, using drops of sucrose as a reward or drops of quinine as a deterrent, to distinguish between two different colors more accurately and more quickly.

«It's often suggested that using birds of prey, flown by falconers, might act as a gull deterrent,» she says.

It can also be generated by a device used as a deterrent against martens (to keep them from gnawing on the wiring of cars).

We are using a different kind of deterrent — trying to stop birds from hearing one another by playing a noise that is at the same pitch as the alarm calls or predator noises they are listening out for,» said Professor Swaddle, who is also Professor of Biology at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in the US.

In collaboration with elephant scientists from Cornell University, Save the Elephants, Trunks and Leaves, Disney's Animal Kingdom and University of Peradeniya the team now hope that beehive deterrents, used so successfully to ward off African elephants from rural farm lands, can be applied to prevent Asian elephant populations from raiding crops.

«This may be the first facility in the world to use behavioral deterrents to control invasive species in large rivers,» says Peter Sorensen, a professor in the University of Minnesota's Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology.

Prior to this she studied at the University of St Andrews and Scottish Association for Marine Science, assessing the extent of underwater noise pollution from Acoustic Deterrent Devices used at fish farms on the west coast of Scotland.

Thai peanut sauces used to be enough of a deterrent that I would just not make a meal because I'd have to make that part from scratch.

While some of these tools are ones that you'd like to use very sparingly, wide knowledge of their availability would serve as a deterrent to bad behavior.

Ellis believes that the recordings could be used as a deterrent of bad behaviour and is not surprised that there has been some negative reactions to the concept.

It is the third in our seven - lesson Islam unit for Theme D: Religion, Peace & Conflict and focuses on Muslim views, teachings and beliefs about nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction and the use of nuclear deterrents.

More importantly, as Linda Raffaele Mendez and Howard Knoff of the University of South Florida have noted in a 2003 study, the use of out - of - school suspensions has little value as a deterrent against violence in schools.

Despite repeated calls for educators to get more instructional mileage out of the assessment data they have at hand, two deterrents typically stand in the way of most educators» effective use of test data.

We used it more for setting alarms and timers and doing searches, but we found the lack of always - on listening (in the style of the Amazon Echo or Dot speakers) was a deterrent to using the built - in Alexa all that often.

The performance of the device is good and the 5.5 inch display is quite responsive for tasks, and impresses on all fronts except the big black bezel, which definitely creates a visual deterrent while using the tablet.

DIY cat deterrent spray Even if you've purchased scratching posts for your kitty, he may not always want to make full use of it.

Cover sandboxes to keep neighborhood cats out of them, and consider using other deterrents in your garden and yard to prevent animals from using your yard as a bathroom.

There are plenty of over-the-counter cat deterrents available that use smell to deter your cat from particular areas, but this would be an expensive solution if you had many plant pots.

This can mean a combination of two strategies — using humane outside motion sensor cat deterrents (Cat Stop and The Scarecrow by Contech are very effective) and blocking certain windows in your home so your cat can not see outside cats where motion sensor deterrents may not reach.

Please ask your Veterinarian about the safety of any substance that you choose to use as a deterrent!

When you first use a deterrent, apply a small amount to a piece of tissue or cotton wool.

«Just being able to enforce it was a huge, huge benefit to the animal and I only had to prosecute about 41 cases, and through those deterrent efforts and through shutting down facilities through the use of the law and our new authority, by the time I left there were only 1,400 puppy mills left in the state.