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deter - use in sentences
Object
- thief: Code your bike To deter thieves, have your bike frame stamped with your postcode.
- burglar: Postcode your property Marking your property can deter burglars.
- vandal: Low ' trip fencing ' of round timbers on low posts, wired to deter vandals with saws, may be sufficient.
- intruder: Install intruder alarms and / or boundary lighting to deter intruders.
- aggressor: Britain must in the ultimate resort have independently controlled nuclear power to deter an aggressor.
Modifying Another Word
- hopefully: The presence of the vehicles alone will hopefully deter some from getting involved in criminal behavior.
- not: Equally clearly - they will not deter, even with the prospect of the Minister of state's orange suits.
Preposition: by
- fact: We're actually a little gratified that some people are deterred by the fact it forces them to wait.
- cost: The Southern railroad had actively considered purchase to turn it into an electrified holiday line but was deterred by high reconstruction costs.
- price: Don't be deterred by the ticket prices or the distance needed to travel to see the show.
Present participle complement
- counterfeit: The FP57 is now green and blue ( to deter counterfeiting and forgery ) and bears the NHS logo.
Modifying Another Word
- easily: Sandflies near the river can also be a nuisance at times, tho they are easily deterred with insect repellent.
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