Sentence examples for least encouraging from inspiring English sources

Early signs are at least encouraging.

The CFDT union's incoming leader, Laurent Berger, also accepts the case for more suppleness in the labour market.All of which is at least encouraging.

It is in his hands, of course, rather than in the stars, but the contemporary and historical evidence is at least encouraging.

10.15am: Simon Thomas is asking for trouble, or is at least encouraging me to get into trouble: "Can you don your fashion critic hat for me and describe the plastic suits worn by our cycling heroes?

Those tactics have poured money into Japan's financial system, making it cheaper to borrow and — in theory, at least — encouraging the sort of spending that leads to higher prices and economic growth.

*Aren't the New York Yankees tempting fate, or at least encouraging the taunts of fans of the Boston Red Sox, by agreeing to let the Richards Mint sell porcelain figurines of a Walt Disney character dressed in a Yankees uniform and calling it "Mickey Mouse, New York Yankees"?

A later tradition, reported by Genesios and Theophanes Continuatus, holds that Omurtag acted of his own accord and against Michael's will, but this is almost universally rejected as a version started or at least encouraged by Michael, who did not wish to be seen encouraging "barbarians" to invade the empire.

Their response at least encouraged him.

Parents wanted us to do well at school, we were at least encouraged to be ambitious.

And this might have made her think harder about proceeding (or, at least, encouraged her to find someone cheaper).

But to ask, again and again in such cases, what sensible purpose comes from imprisonment, might at least encourage debate.