“I think it was really important for them to compete after six weeks without a race. To have them go out and race and do as well as they did is encouraging.”

“I thought we played well enough to win, and Rafael had a great game on the mound for us, so I was encouraged by those two aspects of the game.”

“We want people to have fun. Obviously with fundraising that's important. We want to encourage an environment where people are coming back year after year.”

“The best way to solve the problems of the Senate is to encourage people to assert their rights and make a move when they see something unethical. Thailand has had enough lessons in this.”

“Chinese oil companies need to go overseas to seek energy assets and the government encourages that. The price at which they pay for the assets must still be within the limits of the companies.”

“It encourages young people not to get into addiction. They'll find that bars and restaurants are smoke free. They'll have to hang around in the cold. That will lose its charm fast.”

“She's an incredible optimist. Every time there was a problem, she had a positive read. She never gave up. She was always encouraging and always finding solutions.”

“We're trying to encourage barge activity for bulk cargo to discourage trucking. O&G is very big in the construction business with everything from asphalt to concrete to aggregate.”

“We found that being responsible for a pet, such as committing to walk a loaner dog, encouraged people who did not own dogs to walk more often and for longer periods.”

“It arose that it would be difficult to claim that there was any call or encouragement or words of praise for violence against a human being. The ceremony involved turning to God to cause the death of a human,”