Second, legislation encouraged it.

The initial response had been encouraging.

Here, Sweden s experience is encouraging.

Discussions held during the recent meeting of the Committee's Working Group had been encouraging.

Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia continues to be a key condition, although recent events have been an encouraging first step.

While contacts with the Government have been encouraging, a national focal point has not yet been appointed.

The results were not encouraging.

Indeed, it is discouraging.

So we are very encouraged by these results.

These are hardly encouraging signs.

The results have been encouraging.

Third, while US data have been surprisingly encouraging, America s growth momentum appears to be peaking. Fiscal tightening will escalate in 2012 and 2013, contributing to a slowdown, as will the expiration of tax benefits that boosted capital spending in 2011.

Discouraging data on the antidepressant.

Here too, the early signs are encouraging.

So far, the results are encouraging.

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All of those initiatives are encouraging and deserve our support and gratitude.

But the recent data, while encouraging, may be the result of temporary factors rather than an indication that the fall in house prices has actually come to an end.

There have been encouraging signs of advancement in that direction lately.

Indicators in education, the environment, gender issues and other areas are also encouraging, but they have not reached the level to which my Government aspires.

In these cynical times, that is encouraging.

There have been very encouraging signs in terms of bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

In his presentation, Mr. Banks noted that only a few nominations were for quantities greater than those granted an exemption in 2005, which was an encouraging sign.

Financial liberalization was sold as a commitment to follow market friendly policies.

Some limited previous experience with mortgage modifications is not encouraging.

Over the past few months we have seen encouraging signs in the Middle East.

In the region s international relations, there were both promising and discouraging signs.

Amid this gloomy outlook, we anxiously look for encouraging signs.

I am encouraged by the participation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the current consultation process.

There are good signs of progress, but children still face major challenges.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras s visit to Istanbul earlier this month was a heartening sign that tensions between Greece and Turkey are already beginning to ease.

There have been quite a few encouraging examples over the past decade of how United Nations peacekeeping missions can be effectively supported and complemented by United Nations mandated operations of other organizations.

That constitutes an encouraging sign of public outreach by Kosovo's leaders to the Kosovo Serbs.

Despite the limited scope of the outcome, the progress achieved by the Commission was seen as encouraging.

Indeed, the precedents of democratic immobility in Asia are hardly encouraging.

Encouraging developments have taken place, such as the construction of a new state of the art Jewish Museum in Warsaw.

Kevin himself tweets at _Kepin_ sharing encouraging words to others wanting to share the language.

Notwithstanding delays and immense logistical difficulties, the outcome of voter registration is encouraging.

At the national level, and after an expected period of consultations and information, encouraging feedback has started to reach the secretariat, with several countries indicating their interest in playing an important role in the celebration of the IYDD.

And he's freaked out. And he won't even look left or right to see any encouraging vision.

Indeed, the precedents of democratic immobility in Asia are hardly encouraging.

The involvement of men in family planning has been an encouraging gesture with a view to improving their attitudes on reproductive health matters.

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Meaningful public engagement with the court requires an underlying environment that fosters not punishes the free expression of ideas.

Those initiatives were encouraging and should lead to positive outcomes.