Sentence examples for active and encourage from inspiring English sources

"As urban areas attract more and more residents, it's imperative for cities to create a built environment, fund amenities and form policies that get residents active and encourage healthy lifestyles," Walter Thompson, Ph.D., chair of the AFI Advisory Board said in a statement.

Stressed parents may be less likely to be physically active and encourage their children to engage in leisure time exercise [ 10].

In the first stage of the experiment, the children were individually seated at a table in one corner of an experimental room and presented with diverting activities that had previously been shown to be of high interest to the children (e.g., stickers, pictures, prints) in order to discourage active participation and encourage mere observation.

The grant has also funded a programme within schools and businesses to promote active travel and encourage fewer car journeys.

While the park playground is a place for kids to be free and to play and to explore and to make mistakes, I still believe that parents need to be active facilitators and encourage appropriate behaviors.

Furthermore, we presented content using an active voice and encouraging users explicitly to adopt an active role in decision-making.

Her organization, scanning 900 diplomatic cables, found the State Department encouraging US embassies across the world to "pursue an active biotech agenda" and "encourage the use of agricultural biotechnology".

Her husband, Michael, a stockbroker, lived an active lifestyle and encouraged her to get outside and exercise.

What is required are teams that recognize the importance of all voices and encourage active and open debate.

"We chose 55 applicants who qualified in these areas and taught them how to manage a classroom, assess student learning levels, use educational technology and encourage active learning".

He is the only candidate — Democrat or Republican — to have an active National Arts Policy Committee to preserve and encourage the ties between the arts and culture, education, civil/national preservation, and national & international security.