Sentence examples for encouraged a group from inspiring English sources

She offered advice about staying in school, shook a tambourine and encouraged a group of pig-tailed girls to believe in "women power".

A slump in the value of major artworks has encouraged a group of investors to form a bargain-hunting syndicate that yesterday said it was bidding to buy two corporate art collections worth more than £40m.

Although it was a passing phase, the counterculture, ironically, contributed to the development of professional surfing, for the "work-is-play" philosophy of the counterculture encouraged a group of perspicacious surfers to establish a professional circuit.

At a training session in Jakarta, the supervisor, 56-year-old Nancy Iskandar -- she changed her name from Nandy to Nancy at 21 -- encouraged a group of young transvestites who had just been picked up off the street by the police to learn the art of hairdressing.

He is thought to have been a man who used this nom de guerre while living in the UK, where he is said to have encouraged a group of British Muslims to mount a bomb attack on an unspecified target in the south-east of England.

During his time there, Prof Lee oversaw the growth of the centre and encouraged a group of international scientists to share their skills and knowledge through the centre.

They began to seek out photographers, encouraging a group of them to participate in an exhibition.

This is partly a vestige of Mr. Obama's past as a community organizer, a job which encourages a group to find purpose with or without a strong leader.

This kind of positive outcome can be facilitated by norms that encourage a group to recognize the feelings and needs of other groups.

At no time have I or did I actively encourage a group or person to engage in an activity that they were not already engaged in".

Allowing Heathrow to raise its prices could well be the spur needed to encourage a group of airlines to move to Gatwick.