The word "nurtures" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a verb that means to care for or to encourage the growth and development of someone or something. For example: "My parents have always nurtured my creative side, providing me with the supplies and resources I need to pursue my hobbies."
Tragically, the US presence in Afghanistan has failed to end the flourishing illegal drug trade that bankrolls and nurtures the Taliban's existence.
A gracefully mounted but safe-playing account of Dylan Thomas's 1950 tour of American academia, it nurtures personable performances from Celyn Jones (as Dylan) and Elijah Wood (as his stuffy Ivy League minder) without accumulating much friction between them.
Israel's army does not just train soldiers, he says; it nurtures entrepreneurs.Teenagers conscripted into high-tech units gain experience "akin to a bachelor's degree in computer science", says Ruvi Kitov, co-founder and chief executive of Tufin Technologies, an Israeli software firm.
Had more newspapers charged for online content (as growing numbers, including The Economist, have since opted to do), print readership and profits might have been higher.All the news that fits your beliefsThe travails of old media would trouble few outside the industry, but for the fact that the news business nurtures an informed citizenry, a public good of some value.
Tim Smit, the creative brains behind Eden, has already enjoyed enormous success with the nearby Lost Gardens of Heligan.Small can be beautifulThe principle that lottery money works best where it nurtures and exploits existing talents and strengths applies beyond the creation of visitor attractions.
The women learning to act in the bare room are drawn together by an environment that nurtures freedom of expression, forges bonds of trust between people of different backgrounds, and provides an opportunity for placating emotional turmoil with ancient, yet sadly resonant, words".Antigone of Syria" is at the Al Madina Theatre in Beirut, from December 10th-12th 2015.
The industry nurtures skills in design and technology that rub off on other sectors; and its supply chain is so long that in some countries about one job in ten depends on it.What began in America last autumn has spilled over to almost every other leading car-producing country.
In 2009 alone, 87,884 hectares (out of a total of 68m hectares of primary and other forest) were approved for clearance.Yet while growth damages the environment, it also nurtures a countervailing force: rising green consciousness.
The creation of the new can, with care, make room for the conservation of the old.Restoring the balanceBeneath the summit ridge on Green Mountain, on the lawns of a small garden, Mr Stroud nurtures indigenous plants.
Skills and capital continue to flee, because people do not trust the peace: half of newly peaceful countries revert to war within a decade.Infant mortality also remains high, not least because war nurtures disease.
By building a reputation as a place that nurtures talent, Sky would find it easier to make distinctive dramas.Into the blueThis might be starting to change.
