Sentence examples for has encouraged mining from inspiring English sources
A chronic shortage of rare earths, vital for making a range of high-technology electronics, magnets and batteries, has encouraged mining projects for them in recent years.
Thoughtless soil stewardship has encouraged erosion, as has full-blown soil-mining (the consistency of loess makes it ideal for building fill).
The European Union directive calling for compact fluorescent bulbs to be made mandatory by 2012 has encouraged China to re-open deadly cinnabar mines to obtain the mercury required for CFL bulb manufacture.
"The government has encouraged lawlessness by failing to enforce the law or even monitor whether mine operators are complying with it," she added.
Peru's government has encouraged the growth of the petroleum industry and of export-oriented agricultural farms to diversify the economy, which has traditionally depended on mining.
Daley has encouraged experiments.
First, it has encouraged innovation.
This has encouraged more uprisings.
That has encouraged official complacency.
The government has tried to crack down on illegal mines in recent years, but soaring coal prices and widespread corruption in the coal industry have encouraged small-mine operators to secretly enter the business.
