(v. t.) To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage.
Example Sentences:
(1) Couples in need of help will be "encouraged" to come to a private agreement.
(2) The experiences with short-time psychotherapies described here are encouraging and confirm results of other groups demonstrating the efficiency of psychotherapeutic interventions with the elderly.
(3) Survival reports appear encouraging but this may represent an artifact in patient selection.
(4) These lanes encourage cyclists to 'ride in the gutter' which in itself is a very dangerous riding position – especially on busy congested roads as it places the cyclist right in a motorist's blind spot.
(5) We conclude that mortality rates in the elderly could be improved by encouraging elective surgery and avoiding diagnostic laparatomy in patients with incurable surgical disease.
(6) She was provided medical treatment and encouraged and supported to seek counselling, including flights for that help to Nairobi.
(7) Possible explanations of the clinical gains include 1) psychological encouragement, 2) improvements of mechanical efficiency, 3) restoration of cardiovascular fitness, thus breaking a vicous circle of dyspnoea, inactivity and worsening dyspnoea, 4) strengthening of the body musculature, thus reducing the proportion of anaerobic work, 5) biochemical adaptations reducing glycolysis in the active tissues, and 6) indirect responses to such factors as group support, with advice on smoking habits, breathing patterns and bronchial hygiene.
(8) She has imbued me with the confidence of encouraging other girls to dream alternative futures that do not rely on FGM as a prerequisite.
(9) The early results up to 20 month after surgery in 11 patients are encouraging, especially according to subjective complaints.
(10) The development of optical fibers capable of transmitting laser energy has encouraged the experimental use of laser irradiation for the treatment of acquired cardiovascular disorders.
(11) Children and adopters are encouraged to meet with foster carers after placement to show the child they are well.
(12) The results are encouraging, further examinations are still lasting.
(13) It said: “We will be seeking to inform and encourage dialogue about Israel and the Palestinians in the wider cultural and creative community.
(14) "If necessary we will promote and encourage new laws which require future WHO funding to be provided only if the organisation accepts that all reports must be supported by the preponderance of science."
(15) A more current view of science, the Probabilistic paradigm, encourages more complex models, which can be articulated as the more flexible maxims used with insight by the wise clinician.
(16) Now there is talk of adding a range of ultra-trendy kale chips and kale shakes to the menu as well as encouraging customers to design their own bespoke burger.
(17) The current progress of the HEMOPUMP is encouraging, and survival rates show the potential for a successful outcome.
(18) Not even housebuilders are entirely happy, although recent government policies such as Help to Buy and the encouragement of easy credit have helped their share prices rise.
(19) This has shown that, in spite of higher dose rates in the corridor areas because of the use of an MDR system and the increase in interstitial techniques, the doses to ward nurses have been significantly reduced by encouraging staff to comply with the ALARA principle and the introduction of afterloading systems.
(20) By way of encouragement we've got 10 copies of Faber's smart new anniversary edition to give away.
Pushy
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Sandberg's book essentially gives us permission to be pushy broads.
(2) He knew what he wanted, but he was never too pushy.
(3) Then I was seen as someone who, when she was in power, didn’t want anything to do with them.” She was portrayed as meddlesome and pushy, with an undue influence on both Hollande’s policies and his wardrobe.
(4) At worst, they say, it would pave the way for the privatisation of the school system - in Sweden they are allowed to make a profit - and at best the system would simply be exploited by pushy middle-class parents who would exclude disadvantaged children by dint of their address.
(5) Prince Charles is much more pushy and writes letters about his views which are on the edge of the mainstream.
(6) In another time, a pushy, brainy young Norman made his way to Europe's art metropolis: Poussin would make Rome his base until his death 41 years later in 1665.
(7) "There have been books written about why people do things and don't do things, and they point to things like: I am second generation, my grandparents came from Russia in 1907, you can go through it all … I think I had a pushy mother, a pushy Jewish mother," he laughs, "who used to wrap everything in plastic."
(8) In addition, women who ask for more money are often punished for what is seen as breaking out of their stereotype of “communal, caring and submissive” , and accused of being pushy or aggressive.
(9) It's not those with pushy parents who think they should study maths for the sake of it.
(10) But I take some comfort from his suggestion that I would possibly be easier to train to IAM standards than my husband (if I could keep my pushiness under control).
(11) Bellingham reported it was because Hall believed that “even if I was the worst actress in the world, I would always work because I was so pushy”.
(12) These effects were specified by leadership self-concept (little difference between groups when confronting pushy followers, more when confronting passive ones), prompting an interpretation in terms of role incongruity.
(13) I was put across as the pushy parent who wanted a grammar school place for her son and nothing else.
(14) True to stereotype, the caller is a pushy salesman, trying to work an angle.
(15) It's not particularly powerful, which makes it easier to drive in a less pushy way, keeping speed limits in mind.
(16) But it may not be right for everyone and I’d hate to have a system in which pushy parents demanded home births, overriding the professionals’ advice.
(17) They are not, generally, short, pushy, vulgar, uncultured, impetuous, shamelessly admiring of money and those who have it, or married – three months after divorcing his last wife, two months after meeting the new one – to ex-supermodels whose past conquests reportedly include Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger.
(18) And sometimes I say "sorry" because, if I don't, the person to whom I'm apologizing will think I'm a pushy bitch.
(19) Speculating aloud, I hazard a guess that it has something to do with her character, that she is not pushy enough, not an attention-seeker.
(20) Yes he's a good little runner but I'm certainly not going to be a pushy parent – I'm just going to see what he enjoys."