Community watch groups and street lighting function as deterrers to nighttime crime.

Visible police patrols and new lighting made petty crime deterrable in the neighborhood.

Policy analysts debated the deterrability of the new sanctions, noting that harsh penalties might discourage misconduct but also provoke backlash.

The new signage was placed deterrently at every entrance to discourage trespassers.

The city adopted a focused deterrence program that combined strict policing with social services and community outreach to reduce gang violence.

The general argued that finite deterrence, intended to make any nuclear victory so costly that an adversary would prefer not to fight, remained central to national defense planning.

The new defense policy emphasized the Euro-deterrent as central to regional stability.

Many policymakers argued that maintaining a credible nuclear deterrent was essential for national security.

Several allied nations rely on nuclear deterrents to prevent escalation during regional conflicts.