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Magazine writing, says Gerald Marzorati, editor of the Sunday magazine, "encourages point of view and authorial opinion".
That race already features a $1 million purse, and track officials have said they will sweeten it to perhaps $1.5 million, primarily to encourage Point Given and a stout group of challengers to travel to the Jersey Shore.
Facilitators make a point of encouraging different points of view, and attendees quickly learn that the most compelling opinions are those that are expressed with civility and supported by real facts.
Production workers on a lean factory floor are encouraged to point out inefficiencies in assembly line routines and to participate in altering the routines.
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said he was "encouraged," and pointed to next week's meeting in Brussels as a chance to see the Europeans put more flesh on the bones of their banking union plans.
During the walk, everyone is encouraged to point out water sources, sanitary and unsanitary latrines, and spots where people defecate in the open or dispose of waste.
After picking up an encouraging four points from his first two games in charge, the Bulls then lost their next four.
Early signs were encouraging – a webcam pointing at the site showed that mud, rather than oil, was leaking out of the well pipe.
Unfortunately, and despite encouraging preclinical results pointing towards lower toxicity of glufosfamide compared with ifosfamide, several clinical trials have not resulted in the approval of the potential drug.
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