Sentence examples for pledged to encourage from inspiring English sources

The city had a long history of building public housing, mostly high-rises, and White pledged to encourage the construction of small apartment complexes, in keeping with the scale of most Boston neighborhoods.

Israel has pledged to encourage economic activity in Gaza; many local industries there closed down, unable to import raw materials or export their produce because of the three-year blockade, which Israel imposed with Egypt's help in order to pressure Hamas.

At a panel sponsored by the International AIDS Trust, a number of current and former heads of state pledged to encourage more political leaders to speak out on AIDS by fighting denial, discrimination and stigmas and to replace rhetoric with action.

In a radio interview, Schwartzenberg stressed the importance of research to economic growth and pledged to encourage French industry to invest more in science--leaving French scientists hoping for the best.

With Roh's 300-strong entourage including the heads of major companies, such as Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics, LG and Posco, economics was a major focus of the visit: –Both sides pledged to encourage investment, bolster infrastructure and develop natural resources.

The Forestry Division also pledged to encourage the National Wildfire Coordination Group, a federal interagency firefighting group, to create a course that addresses "the reality of death," and instructs firefighters to make estate planning and custody arrangements.

The website for the campaign to banish the "R-word" is filled with stories from people vowing to never use the word again and pledging to encourage others to do the same.

Pledging to encourage transparency in the public sector, Hancock said on the eve of publication: "After 10 years we took the decision to review the Freedom of Information Act and we have found it is working well.

"It shows how much feeling there is on both sides of the Atlantic and we can only reciprocate by doing the same for the book over here," she said, pledging to encourage all the group's supporters to turn out again for the Bush book, "especially as he's justified torture on the grounds it kept London safe".

It pledges to encourage more technological advancement through research and development, and also to improve the ability of small and medium-sized businesses to access finance.

He made a vague pledge to encourage banks to be more creative in helping people stay in their homes.