The U.S.Navy and the navies of dozens of other countries are patrolling the narrow waterway to deter ship hijackings-for-ransom by pirate gangs.

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

If somebody was to tell you this, " you'd say, "That's total nonsense," but that wouldn't deter a Freudian.

如果有人这样对你说，你定会说，“一派胡言“,但精神分析的支持者并不会就此打住。

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In Melbourne,pouring rain and chilly temperatures didn't deter thousands of concert-goers who've attended one of the biggest music events in Australia's history.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

He tells VOA he believes the Israelis have punished his son and used him as an example to deter others from harming Israelis.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

But he says the violence will not deter international efforts to bring security to the country.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

He says big fines are the only way to deter potential scofflaws from infringing on copyrights.

VOA: standard.2009.04.23

The other benefit is deterrence. "It will save time of fighting and will deter in many cases a potential enemy from really launching an attack."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

India has complained that previous American aid given to fight domestic terrorism was misused by the Pakistani military and spent on weapons and equipment to deter India.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

He made clear the attack would not deter Italy's commitment to the region.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

But Nye tells VOA that while the power of U.S.ideas and its ability "to deter Soviet aggression" are essential to understanding the end of the Cold War, neither are root causes.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

But such attacks will never deter our partnership.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

The two cabinet secretaries say the United States still wants to deter, defeat and dismantle the al-Qaida terrorist network, as President Obama said in his statement on strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in March.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06