For the first time, a Democratic president, Barack Obama, is espousing ideas that have been anathema to teachers' unions — chiefly, encouraging school choice through charter schools and holding teachers accountable for student learning.
For example, Norwegian and Swedish duties on exports of forest products were levied chiefly to encourage milling, woodworking, and paper manufacturing at home.
They attacked the argument that marriage is intended chiefly to encourage child-rearing, and noted that many heterosexual spouses do not have children and a growing number of same-sex couples do, either through adoption or surrogacy.
More important, Littledale solicited contributions from people who had no academic expertise — "Mammas and papas are encouraged to contribute articles and they do" — chiefly to point out what rank amateurs they were.
More important, Littledale solicited contributions from people who had no academic expertise—"Mammas and papas are encouraged to contribute articles and they do"—chiefly to point out what rank amateurs they were.
Granada's fall had produced euphoria among Spanish Christians and encouraged designs of ultimate triumph over the Islamic world, albeit chiefly, perhaps, by the back way round the globe.
For it was chiefly this consideration, coupled with the fact that none of my contemporaries has attempted a general history, which incited and encouraged me to undertake my task (I, 4, 1 2).
To charge the new £3,000 tuition fees after 2006, universities must give a written plan to the new Access Regulator (nicknamed Offtoff) showing what they are doing to encourage applications from disadvantaged groups: chiefly in marketing their courses, in making sure that admissions are fair, and in providing bursaries and other support.
The evidence used to encourage or alter the policy is (by necessity) chiefly based on international experience.
