These made Queen Street a very noisy place and thus deterred customers.

The impression your shop gives will deter potential customers.

Otherwise it can deter potential customers.

The paper warns that many security improvements planned by Microsoft are likely designed to deter customers from switching to another operating system.

"I've not seen any problems that would deter customers away from the restaurant," she added.

Any extra cost for specialty foods doesn't appear to deter customers, merchandisers said.

By carrying a coffin and deterring customers from coming in, they're smashing our rice bowls.

And "will the increase in the price for the product for this attribute deter customers from purchasing it."

It also, of course, deters customers from scooping up their prints and leaving the store without paying.

Traffic congestion and a high accident rate will deter potential businesses and customers from traveling in this corridor.