Deterring theft by the hotel's own employees was the only reason he could think of, but it seemed a flimsy pretext.

Frequently called a "book curse", these were placed in the book to deter theft.

He believes that museums hate the idea because they want to spur gifts and deter theft.

Since the deposit (usually one or more coins) is a fraction of the bike's cost, this does little to deter theft.

The doors were locked to allow managers to check the women's purses as they left, to deter theft.

Not all of those employees would have been walking the floors and deterring theft.

Most large companies will brand their tubes with their name and address in order to deter theft.

Overprints have been used as security measures to deter misuse and theft.

Controls should be in place to deter unauthorized manipulation or theft of data.

Insurers, however, have argued that alarms do not deter theft and many experts agree with them.