Sentence examples for programs aimed at encouraging from inspiring English sources

There are a range of programs aimed at encouraging the development of crafts, literary and visual arts, and new media.

The fact sheet also said the administration would direct "up to $300 million" for programs aimed at "encouraging healthy, stable marriages".

Until now, American policy has focused on aerial spraying of coca and opium poppy fields, as well as programs aimed at encouraging farmers to shift to other crops.

The Obama administration has acknowledged the prospect by holding a White House meeting on the issue recently and unveiling several programs aimed at encouraging banks to lend.

Mexican immigrants living in the United States have less expensive ways to send money to relatives in Mexico, using private and government money-transfer programs aimed at encouraging immigrants to join the U.S. banking system.

Though the economy grew at 3.5percentt annualized rate between July and September, much business activity was enhanced by special programs aimed at encouraging consumers to spend, not least the cash-for-clunkers program, which provided taxpayer-financed cash incentives to people trading in their cars.

Solyndra, a solar panel maker, is the only big failure in a broader program aimed at encouraging nascent energy technologies.

The agreement gives Verizon the go-ahead to begin an aggressive buyout program aimed at encouraging several thousand unionized workers to retire.

On May 16, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee approved a $110 million program aimed at encouraging states to enforce laws against the sale of cigarettes to minors.

Coca-Cola, for instance, has created a formal ambassadorship program, aimed at encouraging employees to promote the Coke image and product line in speech and in practice.

EYH: A particularly rewarding annual outreach event is Expanding Your Horizons, a program aimed at encouraging young women to consider studying Mathematics and Science.