Sentence examples for a point of discouraging from inspiring English sources
Pinterest has made a point of discouraging the many social media companies that riff on Pinterest in their own brand names, with some of the more prominent of these going so far as to rebrand their services.
Since April's long-dead father was a hero of the Easter Rising, there's a political point to the fact that the prominent and powerful Latimer family has more or less disowned his rebellious ("some would say wild") child, to the point of discouraging any effort to locate her.
"That's a point of view I'm discouraged from taking because I've ruined my life with false light-heartedness".
A point of particular interest in trying to influence mode choice is the understanding of the degree to which each factor discourages the use of public transport.
There was, according to the investigators, a "perception of insularity and indifference to inmates" at High Desert, exacerbated by its remoteness and "a labor organization that opposes oversight to the point of actively discouraging members from coming forward with information that could … adversely affect another officer".
We consider this outcome of the analysis by the author of [11] rather discouraging from an experimental point of view.
More important from an economic point of view, a shorter work week may benefit those lucky enough to hold jobs now, but it will discourage job creation in fields where flexibility is vital.
This is under way, up to a point: despite labour laws that discourage lay-offs, banks are shedding workers by the tens of thousands.
Public education campaigns describing the illicit nature of non-Aboriginals' use of First Nations/Native tobacco must also avoid the unintended consequence of raising young adult smokers' awareness of this cheap tobacco supply to the point of promoting rather than discouraging its use.
