The dramatic markdowns and bazaarlike atmosphere (nothing's chained for security, yet) can encourage foolish fashion risks.
Industry experts, as well as emergency room doctors, warn that helmets are no substitute for responsible behavior on the slopes and that in the case of headstrong skiers, especially teenagers, they may encourage foolish behavior by providing a false sense of security.
"The agency was reluctant to do a lot of media about it because it just encourages foolish young people to do really dangerous things," said Mr. O'Leary.
The means at its disposal are limited: weapons inspections, sanctions, diplomacy backed by the credible threat of force and support for the opposition, both Arab and Kurdish, albeit without encouraging foolish ideas about independence for Kurdistan.
But some economists fear that lower rates will simply provide a short-lived boost at the expense of the economy's longer-term health: Cheap money encourages foolish investments, they say, which is precisely how Americans came to experience the evaporation of wealth in the Internet era, followed by housing prices rising beyond any reasonable connection to incomes.
As for the 'annoying' bit, I was thinking much more of Georgia, which has been encouraged into foolish sparring with Russia by various Western politicians and thinkers.
But perceptions matter and Help to Buy may be encouraging the foolish thought among stretched borrowers that London houses are always a one-way bet.
But some hailed the move as a way of preventing a crisis without directly involving the government, and said it reduced the so-called moral hazard that comes when the government bails out those who made risky bets, thus encouraging more foolish bets in the future.
As long as we don't do something foolish like encourage consumption by cutting taxes on gasoline, new supplies of oil, together with falling demand in response to high prices, will eventually eliminate that market power.
If the government steps in to help out, said Ms. Heller, 43, it could encourage banks to take more foolish risks.
Writing novels is a ghastly profession, and only a foolish parent would totally encourage it.
