1.   By giving the Russians an area of responsibility inside a NATO-led zone, administration officials argue, their presence should not deter the return of Albanian refugees.

2.   His mere presence deterred crime.

3.   Officials hope that a heightened police presence will deter pickpocketing and shoplifting, as well as more serious crimes.

4.   Some anti-Taliban leaders argue that their presence would deter any possible defectors from fighting side by side with non-Muslims.

5.   The senator said yestereday he has always supported the use of police at details, saying their presence often deters crimes and that officers need the extra pay.

6.   While never used, its very presence deters the pre-prom drunkenness that had come to mark many high school dances.

7.   A heavy police presence apparently deterred the assailants from trying to hit the market itself, which would have resulted in many more casualties.

8.   He said heavy police presence apparently deterred the assailants from trying to explode the bomb in the crowded market.

9.   The foreign activists decided to go into various Palestinian refugee camps, hoping their presence would deter the Israelis from bombing the areas.

10.   The troop presence has deterred North Korea from mischief against the South, and China from taking control of Taiwan.