Samantha was surprised and encouraged to discover that all of them were lesbians.
So it's encouraging to discover that at least the irritation hasn't vanished entirely.
We're encouraged to discover our gifts and strengths and to hone them from a young age.
Nor was I encouraged to discover her the other day, knitting what looked suspiciously like Sam's first baseball cap.
However, I was surprised and encouraged to discover that it has a policy of child protection which includes censoring nude photos of children.
It is truly a unique experience as all members are encouraged to discover themselves while developing a shared community that comes together around similarities and differences alike.
Like many people, I first encountered "Salesman" as a teen-ager, and — as with Steinbeck or Harper Lee — it was encouraging to discover that a supposed masterpiece of American literature could be so direct, comprehensible, and unmissably poignant.
Open data politicises the public: It is encouraging to discover that once you put important information in the public domain, even the seemingly apolitical citizen gets interested to demand more information in future endeavours.
By casting a problem in a different light and by using hard data to confront orthodoxies, a community can be encouraged to discover whether there are exceptions to the status quo and, if so, how those exceptions came about.
Proponents of comparative approaches to literature and the arts will see why we should connect with crucial scientific developments; conversely, specialists in brain and mind research are encouraged to discover a treasury of data in artworks.
This country has been blessedly free of mad cow disease, but it is not encouraging to discover, as reported yesterday in The Times, that many American feed companies are not complying with regulations concerning labeling and the separation of rendered meat products, regulations designed to prevent any incidence of mad cow disease here.
