Then in January, Switzerland grudgingly reached a tentative agreement that will discourage citizens of the European Union from using Swiss accounts.

The complexity of the new voting system itself may discourage citizens from voting at all.

The Soviet government in 1972 imposed the "diploma tax," a fee meant to discourage educated Jews and other Soviet citizens from emigrating.

Long before Western states have stopped voting, it is often possible to declare the next President, discouraging and infuriating citizens who feel their vote has been scorned.

Their complicated history has given these neighborhoods the kind of public civility and cooperation among strangers that makes cities livable and discourages citizens from moving out.

Second, mandatory reporting discourages fellow citizens from taking positive neighborhood action with families in trouble.

"Especially if the prior process was difficult and such that it discouraged citizens from submitting complaints."

Saying they are concerned about liability questions, and alarmed over the specter of vigilantes, the Chicago police actively discourage citizens from becoming phsycially involved with criminals.

By keeping the consumer price of electricity artificially low, the California government discouraged citizens from practicing conservation.

To tell the truth, your website discourages citizens from making complaints.