“This will strengthen Koizumi's opponents. More people will be encouraged to speak out against the visits.”

“We are not making specific limitations on the art medium. We encourage creativity in these displays.”

“The data should tend to encourage views that the Fed is correct and that inflation looks to be contained.”

“Host-country authorities need to encourage subsidiaries to strengthen their stand-alone abilities.”

“I don't know anyone who is encouraging their children to take over the farm.”

“Maybe our message of encouraging people to seek flu shots is getting through.”

“Services performance was encouraging especially given the glimmers of hope on the domestic demand side.”

“The encouraging thing is we got better each game. It was a great team effort.”

“It encourages the use of a substance we think is harmful, ... It's a harmful, addictive substance.”

It is in everyone's interest that every person's creative genius be encouraged and allowed to develop and express.