Awareness campaigns for encouraging women to enter fields traditionally dominated by men.

The Government of Thailand has been encouraging and supporting OFDI by Thai companies.

It also noted the encouraging results achieved by UNRWA in implementing internal reforms.

This institution justifies its existence by providing coordination and encouraging reforms in higher education.

By encouraging industrial production directly, it is possible to have the upside without the downside.

By antagonizing Germany, indeed all of the EU, Poland is merely encouraging a revisionist Russia.

Canada's commitment to ensuring that the country's prosperity is shared by aboriginal people is encouraging.

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

The authorities were endeavouring to maintain those positive elements by encouraging domestic and foreign investments.

A great effort has been made by NGOs, both National and International, toward encouraging women to participate in international organizations, as well as encouraging the government to give priority to woman.

And Alan Greenspan egged them to pile on the risk by encouraging these variable rate mortgages.

Encouraging participation by foreign investors is a quick way to jump start local bond market activity.

Russia continues to fan secessionist flames there by encouraging the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

That supposedly reduced supply by encouraging producers to store oil in the ground and pump it later.

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

Attracting development assistance is in some respects as competitive as encouraging foreign direct investment by developing countries.

The Anglophone strategy focuses on freeing up the remittance market by encouraging competition, relaxing regulatory constraints for non bank operators, offering financial incentives, encouraging technical and financial innovation, and stimulating collaboration among market players.

Here, Sweden s experience is encouraging.

All of this is encouraging.

There are some encouraging signs.

The results were not encouraging.

These are hardly encouraging signs.

This is all very encouraging.

The results have been encouraging.

Lower interest rates worked (a little), but for the most part by encouraging households to refinance their mortgages, not by stimulating investment.

Reducing dependence on external demand for example, by promoting private sector investment and encouraging household expenditure is crucial.

This was done by encouraging its supplier SMEs to go abroad where the firm operated and through outsourcing.

(a) Facilitating activities by States Parties under articles 29, 30 and 31 of this Convention, including by encouraging the mobilization of voluntary contributions

So far, the results are encouraging.

The initial response had been encouraging.

Encouraging universal consumption of iodized salt.

Encouraging private capital flows and remittances

By simultaneously encouraging China s entry into the World Trade Organization and other institutions, we created incentives for good behavior.

One of the major causes encouraging the abuse is poverty resulting from the separation of families by internal conflict.

But it's not just about encouraging votes.

In these cynical times, that is encouraging.

Here too, the early signs are encouraging.

But Medvedev s track record is not encouraging.

Otherwise, we'll be exonerating and encouraging them.

The response from the communities is encouraging.

We need to continue encouraging political dialogue.

The above table shows some encouraging developments.

Fortunately, there are visible and encouraging results.

To date, the results had been encouraging.

Recent trends in inequality were not encouraging.