The board members encouraged them to hold off on doing so.

They encourage me to hold on to my best work.

They took him away again but encouraged her to act quickly.

His are black children to be encouraged, he wants the teachers to know.

These are people who needed someone to encourage and support them.

"I think everyone should be encouraged to say what they are thinking."

I encouraged him to try to see more while he was here.

But even some of those people said they were encouraged.

Encourage a child to get information from people in the particular business.

Parents, although out of care and love, encourage their kids to study.

They also talk about her children and how to best encourage them.

The whole thing is, we have to encourage each other.

He encouraged them to take a look at the new program.

Young people are encouraged to get on with their lives.

So far the results have been encouraging to the schools.

She said he encouraged her to keep coming to the show.

We must encourage people to get back on their feet.

Encouraged by his mother, he took an early interest in science.

Here, we're going to encourage people to get involved with the building.

I encourage others with information to come forward as well.

America needs a way to encourage and support these workers.

Many on the outside are encouraged by what they see.

I can only encourage him or her to do so.

You are encouraged to take the test early and more than once.

Some friends encouraged him to return to California, and he did.

The data from 1929 to 2004 are far more encouraging.

We have seen very encouraging results in the economic field.

But what had been at first encouraging no longer seemed so.

Trying to look encouraging, she took the hands of the other women.

People in these times want something encouraging, the director says.

Court left him at last, with a few encouraging words.

I think he just got away from them, which is encouraging.

Third, it means encouraging people to think about the future.

President Bush's record over the last four years is not encouraging.

Schools are encouraging students to include service as part of their school experience.

The four months of experience we have is not particularly encouraging.

The thought that these, too, will be on the road is not encouraging.

The experience of certain States who use this system is not encouraging.

It does seem to be on the whole a very encouraging report.

Results for other groups in the report were considered encouraging.

But the fact that they even made them again is not encouraging.

This middle school is always encouraging students to be their best.

He began to see encouraging numbers, like 98 and 99.

But so far she has received little more than encouraging words.

"We are encouraging people to come and do business here," she said.

"We are encouraging people to go into business for themselves," he said.

It is very encouraging that so many of you have tried.

"We're in the business of encouraging people to come back."

That is the most encouraging thing that's happened to us.

The will of man was not giving an encouraging performance.