Sentence examples for encouraged exploration from inspiring English sources

Increased commerce encouraged exploration, and the "discovery" of the Americas by Columbus in 1492 brought about a new world outlook.

To counter that threat he encouraged exploration, hoping to reinforce French claims in North America and to make the St . Lawrencecolony central to French colonizing activities.

It also encouraged exploration in state waters for many years and, in the 1940s, issued a lease for a 3.6 million-acre area in the Gulf of Mexico, collecting revenue until 1990, when Florida banned drilling in state waters.

Although Super Mario, which débuted in the United States in 1985, had a goal (to rescue Princess Peach from a giant reptile named Bowser), it also encouraged exploration for its own sake; in this regard, it was less like a competitive game than a "software toy" — a concept that influenced Will Wright's notion of possibility space.

Pumping stations now require much smaller gravel "pads", and several drilling operations can be started from a single site by drilling at an angle rather than straight down.Greens have found it hard to counter this, in part because several green groups encouraged exploration in the reserve as an alternative to entering the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

She encouraged exploration of new materials, trial and error, and having fun.

Instead, they are innovative tools meant to encourage exploration itself.

The grounds, circled by beautifully landscaped walking trails, encourage exploration.

"But we need clever thinking to encourage exploration and new developments.

The plan encourages exploration specifically in the Caribbean, Brazil and West Africa and the Caspian nations.

It opens up vast continents of flavor, encouraging exploration but perhaps discouraging restraint.