Sentence examples for encouraged longer from inspiring English sources

The hallmark of that effort was the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill, which was signed by Bill Clinton and resulted in increased federal funding for police and prisons, and encouraged longer prison sentences.

Day hospital rehabilitation was a new programme and while the provision of patient transport allowed higher levels of direct patient contact time with staff, it also appears to have encouraged longer patient programmes and more frequent therapy sessions.

New laws could require recycling or encourage longer gadget use.

"Governments can think about frameworks to encourage longer term thinking.

He wants to encourage longer working hours, and says that France must learn to love entrepreneurs.

Research from the Human City Institute indicates that these encourage longer occupancies while reducing abandonments and rent arrears.

Development there, being further from cities, encourages longer journeys by car.

New National Park entry fees are due to be put in place this year to encourage longer, more thoughtful cruise itineraries.

The adaptation is larger than most chairs in the gardens, with a more sharply angled back, encouraging longer stays.

To encourage longer rallies and make the sport more spectator-friendly, the International Table Tennis Federation increased the size of regulation balls by two millimeters in 2000.

The aim is to increase incentives to work for the unemployed and to encourage longer hours for those working part-time.