All three have cited the need to maintain a strong deterrent.

"The legislation creates a very strong deterrent by giving Congressmen a first line of defense," he said.

This has proven to be a strong deterrent against theft.

The officials clearly hope the indictment of an entire institution will be a strong deterrent.

The signs were a strong deterrent particularly for adults.

Perhaps even good intentions on the Nets' part would not have been a strong enough deterrent.

The consensus among those gathered was that rising military expenditures were a strong deterrent to their country's growth.

"It's a strong deterrent to going to college for low-income families."

Which, at the same time, would be a strong deterrent to challenging the additional hours, the equivalent of 3 or 4 million jobs in Europe.