What's the difference between deferred and deterred?

Deferred


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Defer

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The diagnosis of anaplastic thyroid cancer, though suspected, was deferred for permanent sections in all cases.
  • (2) But it has already attracted attention for paying some deferred bonuses early in the US to avoid a hike in tax rates.
  • (3) The effect of deferring immediate coronary artery bypass was evaluated in two groups of similar patients having successful direct coronary artery thrombolysis with streptokinase in the treatment of evolving myocardial infarction.
  • (4) In June it warned that some revenues from 31 of about 200 social housing contracts had been deferred hitting the amount of cash coming into the business.
  • (5) The programme source insists that Desmond, while getting "seriously involved" in the production, has frequently deferred to Endemol and has "very much put his money where his mouth is" on the budget.
  • (6) This paper discusses the risk of SAH recurrence and the risk of vasospasm and ischaemia during the waiting time before surgery, in the attitude of deferred surgery which was elected in most cases of this series and compares the outcome with other published series.
  • (7) The Scottish government deferred this year's cut to next year to boost the recovery, and it will get less than £27bn next year.
  • (8) In his letter, Franklin said he was "somewhat surprised" by the guilty finding but "gave deference to the court-martial jury because they had personally observed the actual trial."
  • (9) Recently, balloon aortic valvuloplasty has been proposed for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis in elderly patients when aortic valve replacement has been declined or deferred.
  • (10) Tentative conclusions, with deference to the complex nature of dyslexia, are drawn and suggestions are made for future research.
  • (11) But for the fourth successive budget, because of high and volatile prices in the oil market, i propose to defer the usual inflation increase until September 1st.
  • (12) It would defer the moment of confronting the underlying problem, which is not a strong currency but a rotten state.
  • (13) "All he would have had was a deferred crisis in Britain.
  • (14) Following a median 10-day induction course, 16 patients with retinitis continued to have serial ophthalmologic assessments: eight patients were maintained on treatment and eight had maintenance treatment deferred.
  • (15) If initial thrombolytic therapy reestablishes vessel patency, similar improvements in ventricular function can be expected even if PTCA is deferred until clinically indicated by evidence of recurrent ischemia.
  • (16) One of the two patients with active osteomyelitis at the time of vascularized bone transfer had complications from recurrent sepsis, leading to the authors' caveat that vascularized bone transfer should be deferred until such time as sepsis is inactive.
  • (17) "Whilst I can't defer all the blame away from myself, I was barely out of my teenage years, and the consequence of this portrayal of me is that now I am frequently abused on social media," she said.
  • (18) George Osborne averted a Tory backbench rebellion in the Commons on Monday when the Treasury gave a powerful hint that the government could defer a planned 3p increase in fuel duty.
  • (19) No one can quite believe McChrystal would be so stupid ..." Author Eliot Cohen, writing in the Wall Street Journal , also stressed military deference to civilian authority.
  • (20) Comparison with 40 patients with TO-3 NX MO disease, whose treatment was deferred initially, showed a higher incidence of local progression in the untreated patients.

Deterred


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Deter

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Lawmakers across the globe are beginning to recognize the need to deter this destructive conduct.
  • (2) Rather than being deterred, the Serbs drove forward with tanks, infantry and heavy artillery.
  • (3) We are effectively in funding limbo Professor Barney Glover, Universities Australia chair Glover was also set to emphasise the need for affordability because “cost must not deter any capable student from pursuing a university education”.
  • (4) Over the next few days, I look forward to reviewing this guilty plea closely to see whether it appropriately holds officers, directors and key executives individually accountable and whether the plea will be sufficient to help deter similar misconduct in the future,” he said.
  • (5) This could also have the added benefit of deterring aggressive tax planning by multinational corporations looking to avoid reputational risks.
  • (6) "The extraordinarily long lines deterred or prevented voters from waiting to vote.
  • (7) Ed Mead, a director of estate agency Douglas & Gordon, says the recent pace of price rises has been deterring some homeowners from selling up in case they miss out on more growth.
  • (8) She went on to deliver a stark warning that leaving the single market would deter international investors from Britain and lead major companies to question whether they should relocate to mainland Europe.
  • (9) You deter poor people and sick people from seeking the healthcare they need.” There is no evidence that charging patients £10 to see a GP would reduce demand for appointments or reduce the number of “worried well” seeking care.
  • (10) The Canadian troops will join a total of 4,000 soldiers Nato is deploying to the Baltic states and Poland to help deter the Kremlin’s threat after its actions in Crimea and its stoking of military conflict in eastern Ukraine .
  • (11) Living standards are expected to fall as a result of the vote to quit the EU and foreign companies will be deterred from investing in Britain, according to economists appearing before a parliamentary committee.
  • (12) Iran's supreme leader, who makes the final decision on all state matters in Iran, said earlier this month that Tehran only agreed to the deal in Geneva to "deter the evil" of the US .
  • (13) The US secret service allowed an armed man with an arrest record to enter an elevator with president Barack Obama, it was disclosed on Tuesday, hours after officials admitted they missed three chances to deter an intruder who broke into the White House earlier this month.
  • (14) UUP to leave Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive Read more The revival of the independent monitoring commission (IMC), which had the task of examining the status of IRA and loyalist paramilitary ceasefires before devolution was restored nearly a decade ago, has been mooted as a way to rebuild the unionist community’s trust in republican goodwill and deter future ceasefire breaches.
  • (15) Regardless, physicians' diagnostic efforts should not be deterred in such patients.
  • (16) Council chiefs are being urged to launch an investigation after metal spikes were installed outside a luxury block of London flats to deter homeless people from sleeping in the doorway.
  • (17) Threats may now come from ideological terrorists unlikely to be deterred by a big missile, but Trident is more flexible than it appears; missiles can be loaded with small warheads enabling precise strikes against installations or terrorist cells within nations – or rogue states.
  • (18) Sisal eaves curtains deterred mosquitoes from hut entry but did not kill those that had entered.
  • (19) Downing Street was forced to distance itself from a second Tory peer in a week after Flight warned that plans to remove child benefit from higher-rate taxpayers would deter the middle classes from having children.
  • (20) • The Department for Education says plans to “change the way the performance tables are calculated” will deter schools from doing this in the future Congratulations to all the students and teachers who picked up their results today – and the best of luck with whatever you hope to do next.

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