I'm sure it wasn't easy to offer that first encouragement to a kid who acted like he didn't want or need it.
Hence, our first encouragement will be to get back to these data sets and test for evolutionary changes, following the latest statistical recommendations (Postma 2006; Hadfield et al. 2010).
This might be their first encouragement to join!
It was the first professional encouragement he had received.
The doctor's first real encouragement came in a phone call about 2 a.m. on Oct. 2, nine days after the injury.
The first significant encouragement came in December 1913, when the Government offered him £10,000, provided he could raise an equivalent amount from private sources.
Exercise was stopped when the patient requested it because of fatigue, pain, or headache, or if there was failure to maintain a speed greater than 40 rpm for more than 30 seconds despite encouragement.
The band returned to Atlanta, only giving recording a second try after encouragement from members of the band Liars.
You can also consider sorting them by balance (i.e. showing the largest balance first really gets your attention, but showing the lowest balance first gives you encouragement that at least 1 bill will be paid off soon).
The illustrator Phillida Gili has told how "Fritz gave me the first words of encouragement I ever received at art school".
