Sentence examples for discouraged high from inspiring English sources

Black students say the dominance of the mostly white fraternity system on campus makes life uncomfortable for them and has discouraged high school seniors from applying.

Because its blatant commercialism discouraged high artistic standards, the monopoly was fiercely resisted by the more innovative producer-directors such as David Belasco, who helped to introduce to the American stage the European fashion for scenic naturalism.

In fact, within the younger group, significantly fewer youth in the treatment group than in the control group received a high school diploma, indicating that participation in ChalleNGe may have inadvertently discouraged high school attendance among younger youth by making it possible for them to earn a GED.

Dietary intake will be assessed using the Children's Dietary Questionnaire [ 74], which assesses intake patterns over the past week for which intake is recommended (fruit, vegetables, water, reduced fat products) and foods for which intake is discouraged (high fat/sugar foods/non-core foods, sweetened beverages and full fat dairy products).

American nongovernmental organizations in Pakistan discouraged high-profile deliveries of United States government aid because anti-American sentiment was too widespread and the security risk to Americans in the camps was too high, said the head of one of the groups, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Carmen Cornejo, an advisor with the Arizona Dream Act Coalition, said anti-illegal-immigration policies and sentiment in Arizona, which started years before the program, discouraged high-school-age youth from finishing their education.

Cultural norms frequently discourage high school and college graduates from accepting jobs in factories or even restaurants.

• The campaign to discourage high school students from dropping out was fifth on the list, with $70.1 million in donated time and space.

And we do need alternatives to peer review, which especially in a tight funding climate tends to discourage high risk/high reward proposals.

There's a good chance that these measures could aggravate the situation even more, discouraging high income earners to return to spending.

Worse, careers advisors often try to discourage high school pupils from studying any of the scientific disciplines, arguing that it will be very hard for them to find a job after graduation.