dissuasive advice. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Various and moving objects pass before him and speak a dissuasive language. From Wordnik.com. [On the Death of Hamilton] Reference
Have a great con story or dissuasive warning for another con?. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2010 « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more] Reference
Five miles and 1000 vertical feet had a marvelously dissuasive effect on the competition. From Wordnik.com. [The Road to New Waters] Reference
This has also proved dissuasive to riders tempted to exploit the possibilities of doping. From Wordnik.com. [French doping agency hopes to end dispute with UCI] Reference
THE GETAWAY, perhaps the most offhandedly misogynist film I can recall, was dissuasive. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Peckinpah] Reference
De gustibus, I guess, to the second though some writers' of all descriptions behavior can be dissuasive. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut!] Reference
They also said the risk of downloading a virus was far more dissuasive than the risk of legal proceedings. From Wordnik.com. [Study Finds Kids Justify Illegal Downloads | Impact Lab] Reference
The meal was as dissuasive as the washing arrangements, and I was glad when the trumpet summoned us to coach. From Wordnik.com. [Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada] Reference
Readiness may be dissuasive enough to keep us from having to wield our weapons, and this would in itself be a victory. From Wordnik.com. [Castro Warns U.S. Against Attack on Island] Reference
And I suspect that there is -- that presence itself has some dissuasive kind of influence in terms of life in the country. From Wordnik.com. [Background Briefing By Senior Official On Haiti] Reference
History is at hand to assure us that this method has a psychological influence, a strong dissuasive force upon war-makers. From Wordnik.com. [Women’s Empowerment] Reference
The EU legislation doesn't say detail possible punishments, but said they should be "effective, proportionate and dissuasive.". From Wordnik.com. [EU Plans to Subject Ratings Agencies to New Restrictions] Reference
Since law is not enough a dissuasive element for controlling incontinent bladders, more powerful forces will have to be appealed. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
His second book To the Widow, (t. 1, p. 349,) is a dissuasive from second marriages, when they are contracted upon worldly motives. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
But it could very well be a dissuasive factor that could dissuade some of these rioters from taking to the streets tonight -- Zain. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2005] Reference
Where shortages occur, a rational water allocation system is practiced and dissuasive charges are applied to extra volumes of water. From Wordnik.com. [Water profile of China] Reference
That should be quite dissuasive, I would think, for anyone of the targeted group from wanting to do business with that establishment. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “No Gay Couples Allowed”:] Reference
Isolation: separating people from dissuasive messages. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The Professor allayed the tumult with dissuasive palm. From Wordnik.com. [The House with the Green Shutters] Reference
I had, besides, at the moment, a still stronger dissuasive. From Wordnik.com. [Nuts for Future Historians to Crack] Reference
There were dissuasive noises from the company, but no attempt at rescue. From Wordnik.com. [The Research Magnificent] Reference
Pink pushed his horse towards the edge of the crowd, but he was hailed with dissuasive cries. From Wordnik.com. [A Tar-Heel Baron] Reference
My exposition was intended to be dissuasive, and I think that Mr. Churchill was disappointed. From Wordnik.com. [Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918] Reference
He certainly does intend what he says as a dissuasive from a certain course of erroneous conduct. From Wordnik.com. [Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People] Reference
A dehortation, or dissuasive from covetousness in these words; Take heed, and beware of covetousness. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. III.] Reference
The member states are also responsible for determining effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions. From Wordnik.com. [Intelligent Travel Blog] Reference
Of what was said between them Letty could hear nothing, but the expression on the lady's face was dissuasive. From Wordnik.com. [The Dust Flower] Reference
For in these ignoble cases, it is the only possible penalty that offers redemption, beyond its dissuasive aspects. From Wordnik.com. [The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe] Reference
And with rapidity and confusion, she poured out a multitude of dissuasive arguments, some contradicting the others. From Wordnik.com. [Tales and Novels — Volume 10] Reference
People may also be taught thought-stopping methods as ways of blocking out dissuasive arguments when they meet them. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Though cryptic and dissuasive at first, the DTD fragment gives concise information about an element and its attributes. From Wordnik.com. [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference
The bribes are so rich for those who conform, the dissuasive so strong for those who refuse to bow to the great golden image. From Wordnik.com. [Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI.] Reference
"These two are always joined together, and are a dissuasive from marrying a widow, because she is often involved in law suits.". From Wordnik.com. [The Proverbs of Scotland] Reference
Nor can I help observing how Sophocles falls short of the beauties of the original, in that imitation of the dissuasive speech of. From Wordnik.com. [Joseph Andrews, Volume 2] Reference
On 15 October, dissuasive forceful measures were taken by the police and the army to restore mobility and dissolve manifestations. From Wordnik.com. [ReliefWeb - Headlines] Reference
He drew off two, which he placed on his friend's platter, despite all dissuasive gesticulations, and deposited the rest upon his own. From Wordnik.com. [Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Complete] Reference
There is no evidence that tougher penalties and naming teenage perpetrators has any dissuasive effect on their actions, Campbell said. From Wordnik.com. [Progressive Bloggers] Reference
There was a number in the hawker's collection called 'Conscrits Francais,' which may rank among the most dissuasive war-lyrics on record. From Wordnik.com. [An Inland Voyage] Reference
There was a number in the hawker's collection called "Conscrits Français," which may rank among the most dissuasive war-lyrics on record. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25)] Reference
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