This should act as a deterrence.

这应当作为一种威慑！

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Determinate sentencing, on the other hand, reflects a philosophy of deterrence and means that prison time is relatively fixed, whether an inmate behaves well or badly.

相对的，确定限期刑罚，反映的是以威慑为主的思想，意味着服刑时间相对固定，犯人表现好坏都一样。

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"The 2010 QDR restated a commitment to enhancing deterrence, notably for" large-scale conflicts in environments where anti-access weaponry and tactics are used.

在2010年的评估报告中又重申此意图以提高威慑效力，特别针对“使用反介入武器和战术的地区发生大规模冲突”的情况。

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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

Where does long-range aerial refueling come into the strategic requirements of what is, primarily, a deterrence force?

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And has all of this prosecutorial zeal served as a deterrence?

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Chertoff goes on to suggest obliquely that demonstrating retaliatory capability in this way might be one method of deriving a deterrence function from US technical superiority in this field.

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