Sentence examples for Less encourage from inspiring English sources

Usually intended to validate broad protocols with mandates to meet fixed goals, they induce fear of failure and rarely allow — much less encourage — experimentation.

This is particularly true in parts of the global south, where urban planning struggles to even keep up with basic use – much less encourage gender equality.

These novels are constructed as efficient, relentless terror- generating machines, and as such don't require (much less encourage) the reader to think about the sources of the florid homicidal rage they put on display.

Mr. Wilson said the "liberal Pollyanna" in him was thrilled that Mr. Cover would even watch this film, or a documentary about Ms. Abramovic, or a story of a lesbian teenager — much less encourage an entire evangelical congregation to do so.

Many don't allow -- much less encourage -- the real-time customer experimentation, fast product iteration and business model evolution that nimble start-ups embrace daily.

If a child is in special education and involved in the juvenile justice system and the child welfare system, most places don't allow those agencies to share case information, much less encourage them to do so.

He was less encouraging.

Nationwide, the story is less encouraging.

Former American diplomats were less encouraged.

The details, however, are less encouraging.

But Google Street View was less encouraging.