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

Nonetheless, nominal rates do matter. When they are negligible, they flatter profit statements, while balance sheet problems slowly accumulate.

The results since 1999 have been encouraging. They reflect the efforts that have been made, and which must now be reinforced and continued

Efforts at the regional level are also very encouraging, and there has been a noticeable improvement in the collaboration and cooperation of CASA members.

Its findings were quite sobering the African continent received very low levels of FDI flows, mostly in the extractive sectors.

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.

Discouraging data on the antidepressant.

Here too, the early signs are encouraging.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the continued functioning of the Government of transition and its commitment to hold elections in 2005 were encouraging signs however, the humanitarian crisis and the precarious conditions faced by the civilian populations, especially in the eastern part of the country, were cause for great concern.

So far, the results are encouraging.

Second, legislation encouraged it.

Not all comments are encouraging. Abdulrahim Mukhlis wrote

The initial response had been encouraging.

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

Here, Sweden s experience is encouraging.

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

In these cynical times, that is encouraging.

Of course, these obstacles are very exhausting and discouraging for the refugees and displaced persons who turn into a subject of manipulation of national political parties which, moreover, stimulate the reside in places they inhabited in the period of war.

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.

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.

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.

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

(a) The report of the Secretary General,A 56 316. which provides encouraging examples of national and international developments

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.

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.

We've created systems, which systematically privilege, encourage, one narrow quadrant of the human soul and left the others unregarded.

All three were tried during the Great Depression of the 1930 s. The results were not encouraging.