Sentence examples for attempt to discourage from inspiring English sources

In an attempt to discourage potential migrants, European ministers cancelled a naval operation aimed at rescuing stricken smugglers' boats.

President Bush visited a Washington mosque on Monday, in an attempt to discourage retaliation against Arab-Americans.

Even at liberal-minded media companies, it's not uncommon for employers to attempt to discourage their staffs from unionizing.

The Elisabeth Morrow School, in an attempt to discourage individual gift-giving, started a fund to which parents could contribute.

The city recently pulled up the remaining benches in the area, in an attempt to discourage people from sleeping here.

Mr Adams and Mr McGuinness spent years edging towards ceasefire and political solutions in a largely successful attempt to discourage their militant supporters from setting up in opposition.

Analysts say the jump in lending rates was caused by a government attempt to discourage banks from lending to the shadow banking system.

"The Indiana voter photo ID law is a not-too-thinly-veiled attempt to discourage election-day turnout by certain folks believed to skew Democratic".

The Apple Watch was made available to order on Friday, with the company's attempt to discourage customers from camping outside Apple Stores proving largely successful.

Supported by armoured vehicles, officers spread coils of razor wire over the rail tracks in an attempt to discourage migrants from crossing the border.

President Bush would be wise to forgo outright denunciation of the court or any attempt to discourage other countries from ratifying the treaty.