There are some encouraging signs.

These are hardly encouraging signs.

Here too, the early signs are encouraging.

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

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

There are also encouraging signs that the critical ingredient political will is emerging.

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

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

There are now encouraging signs of change at the IMF, but this should not reassure us.

France also appreciates the value of the encouraging signs coming from Belgrade, and it welcomes them.

There are encouraging initial signs that Sarkozy is ignoring calls from the neo liberal camp for revolutionary change.

It is encouraging to note that there are internally self generated signs of political maturity in elections and Government formation based on democratic principles.

As we are nearing the time of the comprehensive review, progress has to be taken forward beyond the first encouraging signs and uneven results.

But, with the escalating financial sanctions of the past year now clearly biting hard, the signs are more encouraging than they have been for some time.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference held the view that good governance was a key to socio economic development and that the signs of improvement were encouraging.

There are also encouraging signs that political parties which were not signatories to the Agreement, including the National Democratic Alliance, are ready to participate in the Government of National Unity.

Even beyond the formal processes of APRM, there are encouraging signs that the African Union (AU) and regional bodies are playing an important role in dealing with potentially disruptive national crises.

However encouraging some sporadic signs of a shift toward political realism might be, it is not on Hamas s immediate agenda to betray its very raison d être by endorsing the US led Annapolis peace process.

Here, Sweden s experience is encouraging.

All of this is encouraging.

The results were not encouraging.

This is all very encouraging.

The results have been encouraging.

So far, the results are encouraging.

The initial response had been encouraging.

Encouraging universal consumption of iodized salt.

Encouraging private capital flows and remittances

A fundamental change of paradigm is needed  the effort should shift to building a Palestinian state from the bottom up, for which there are encouraging signs, even in the midst of the failure of the top down process.

A fundamental change of paradigm is needed the effort should shift to building a Palestinian state from the bottom up, for which there are encouraging signs, even in the midst of the failure of the top down process.

Although the resilience in emerging markets, their rapid and effective policy responses, and speedy recoveries are encouraging signs for the global economy, instability in the advanced economies and the relatively unregulated financial system remain a cause for concern.

But it's not just about encouraging votes.

In these cynical times, that is 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.

We are witnessing encouraging signs in the same direction in a number of countries around the world, from the Bahamas to Cameroon, Kenya and Zambia. Some of those countries have managed to arrest the epidemic at an early stage.

With respect to Republika Srpska within Bosnia and Herzegovina, while there are encouraging signs of cooperation, that cooperation remains insufficient because of the failure to provide information that could lead to the arrest of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic.

Those are welcome and encouraging signs, as the magnitude of the remaining stockpile of chemical agents in Russia is indeed impressive and the pace of destruction so far has not been nearly as sustained as would have been expected.

Otherwise, she is encouraging readers to boycott Dubai.

Not all comments are encouraging. Abdulrahim Mukhlis wrote