Sentence examples for initially encouraged from inspiring English sources

Initially encouraged to see that students have taken initiative on a referendum to end bicker, I am disheartened by student attitudes as described in "Referendum on Bicker" (On the Campus, April 1; update, page 24).

Your mother initially encouraged your art studies.

My guidance counselor initially encouraged me to consider a career as a construction worker.

Mao Zedong, on assuming power, in 1949, initially encouraged the imported music, although he kept it within strict ideological bounds.

Tweddle's parents initially encouraged her to take up gymnastics to keep her quiet – she was an overactive young girl.

Interior officials initially encouraged Mr. Maxwell when he raised the concerns about Kerr-McGee in early 2003.

A decade ago, a similar wave of advocacy failed to significantly alter the status quo, despite some initially encouraging words from Hu Jintao, the newly designated president at the time.

Democrats, rather than coalescing, took months to officially back one candidate, businessman Rouda — and did so only after initially encouraging stem-cell entrepreneur Hans Keirstead to enter the race.

After initially encouraging the jurors to try to come to a consensus, the judge asked if they believed they would be able to reach a verdict with another day of deliberations.

However, despite initially encouraging results, breast cancer studies have reported that anti-angiogenic treatment increases progression free survival but not overall survival compared to standard cytostatic treatment [8].

From numerous experiences with initially encouraging compounds which turned out to be promiscuous, and which could have been known as frequent hitters by appropriate analysis of existing assay data, Badapple was conceived [29].