While the high prices are something of a put-off, they are not entirely unjustified.
General John Jumper, Air Force chief of staff, says the military is upgrading al-Udeid for use as a command-and-control center if the Saudis put CAOC off-limits.
But on the other side of the Channel in the UK, where the BSE crisis first unfolded, the patron chef of London's two Michelin-starred Le Gavroche said customers had never been put off -- in fact, quite the opposite.
The recession has exacerbated a long-term trend, says Mr Gill, who thinks many venture-capital investors have been put off the high-tech sector by a combination of uncertain returns and memories of the dotcom bust at the turn of the century.
These figures say they are being put off - and more so here than anywhere else.
Meanwhile, Conservative Paul Uppal complained that "aggressive tactics" used by street charity collectors - known as "chuggers" - put shoppers off from visiting high streets in his Wolverhampton South West constituency.
This at a time when permitting of offshore drilling has been slowed to a near halt, oil rigs are being displaced to foreign locations by government regulators, and vast land and ocean oil and gas reservoirs, including oil shale deposits, have been put off-limits altogether.
The 26-year-old put off his wedding to fiancee Laura until 20 November after his call-up to the Four Nations squad.
This is the result of increased demand in essential, commodity-based assets that comes at the same time unemployment, stagnant wages and tighter credit cause consumers to put off big-ticket purchases.
Calzaghe also made assurances that Hopkins's trash-talking would not put him off his game in the lead-up to the fight.
Thomas Bjorn was left kicking himself after missing from five feet on the 18th - a putt which would have put him in the play-off too.
Although such methods may have had a short-term impact in shoring up the stockmarket, they have put many foreign fund-managers off for good.
As well as posing a major task for the team to save their Division One status, the position - and possible relegation - could put off any potential investors.
It has also put off much-needed structural reform of provincial-government finances, a commitment made by the previous government to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a condition of its loan agreements.
But, arguably, the longer that companies pull in their horns and put off investing - the greater the opportunities will be, when they finally decide to put their mountain of spare cash to work.
And the countries pursuing subsistence quotas for their indigenous groups - Russia, Denmark (on behalf of Greenland), St Vincent and the Grenadines, and above all the US - will be stalked by the spectre of 2002, when a political stand-off put the future of subsistence whaling at risk.
The resulting scandals put off well-meaning donors who did not like the insinuations that stuck to anyone who gave money to politicians, leaving the parties too reliant on a small group of businessmen whose enthusiasm for politics was matched by their fondness for the tax codes of Monaco and Belize.
Her stand-offish attitude does not however put off Frankie, played by Craig Ferguson - a recently divorced Sinatra fan.
The other scenario is that your full-time applicants are put off by the idea, saying that it dilutes the reputation of the full-time program.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat John Isner 6-3 6-2 to put France ahead before Williams fought off Mathilde Johansson 3-6 7-5 6-4 to draw the U.S. level.
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Mr Bradbourn said the one-bag rule was harmful to regional airports as it put passengers off from buying goods at duty-free shops.
Blackpool might have made it 4-0 but Matt Phillips was off-target after being put through by LuaLua and although Lowe shot wide too, Wednesday will return to their League One promotion chase having been outclassed.
How many people can honestly say that they have never pruned their e-mails to put off tackling more demanding tasks?
The danger is that the Fed will put off a strong-dollar program.
The striker's attempt to reach Robinson's left-wing cross put off Moilanen, with the ball eluding the goalkeeper and nestling in the far bottom corner.
The education department had argued that revealing the identity of unsuccessful applicants could put them off from re-applying or could deter interest from other groups.
The write-off will put another burden on India's public finances.
Moreover, to put such a question off-limits is arbitrary.
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But experts point out that most of the rebuilding in the Gulf region figures to be put off for months--or even years--as home owners and politicians haggle with insurance companies over coverage.
Its 3% yield may put off some income-hungry investors, but Kilroy has shown it can grow even in a weak economy and has good strategic focus, with a dominant position in its geographic centers.
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