But aides describe the effort to amass money quickly as a way to deter any late challengers from entering the Democratic race.

That image, they maintain, deters many young people from entering the field.

Trist installed crosses on each of the houses and they were said to deter the devil from entering the village.

Thus, if player 19 enters, an aggressive strategy will be unable to deter player 20 from entering.

"Universities are firmly committed to providing generous support for lower income students so that no one is deterred from entering higher education on financial grounds."

Kirkbridge also suggested that criticism of her expense claims could deter women from entering Parliament.

The military will not, however, be allowed to fire shells into open areas near the border to deter rocket-launching teams from entering them.

Sharp sticks may be placed to deter predators from entering.

But the fear that the man might know who he was, deterred him from entering the café himself.

Criminals admit it's a dog's bark, not his size, that deters them from breaking and entering.