Sentence examples for thought to encourage from inspiring English sources

Homeownership was thought to encourage planning, discipline, permanency and community spirit.

Even so, no one thought to encourage her to pursue a career in engineering.

Child protection specialists strongly discourage orphanage volunteering – in some countries it is thought to encourage corruption, family separation, and the institutionalisation of children.

Slander blamed him for the death in 19 of his nephew and heir apparent, the popular Germanicus; and, when informers (delatores), who functioned at Rome like public prosecutors, charged notables with treason, Tiberius was thought to encourage them.

The group is reportedly considering options such as a gradual pull-out of American troops and a diplomatic push to persuade Iran and Syria to curb the insurgent groups they are thought to encourage.

People in the neighborhood said the lot had been vacant for more than a decade and was a source of irritation because its neglected condition was thought to encourage others to dump more garbage on the sidewalk nearby.

He added: "Because of the nature of the reporting, it merely served, I think, to encourage the police in their belief that they may have caught the actual murderer.

"We don't want to see it happen, but I think to encourage smokers moving away from where they are at the moment and have to walk even further - they might consider given up even more".

When a child asks the question "Why?," respond with "Why do you think?" to encourage the child to draw his or her own conclusions.

For feedback assistance, a combination of text and pictures is used as the picture is thought to help encourage thought and reinforces the text portion of the message.

In conjunction with interconnection standards, net metering is thought to help encourage CHP expansion by lowering costs to enter the electricity market.