Sentence examples for to encourage things from inspiring English sources

Desperate to go to bed, I cheat and turn it up a little, from 50 to 80˚C to encourage things along.

Today, 85 percent of the $400 billion that the government spends to encourage things like home ownership, college attendance, investment and small business ends up in the pockets of the top 20 percent of earners (and half goes to the top 5 percent).

Its first incumbent, David Oldham, describes himself as a "caretaker of energy" who enjoys the variety of the role, with its mixture of promotional work to encourage things like recycling, and hands-on tasks: one of his first jobs was organising £200,000-worth of lighting equipment that turns off the lights in unused areas.

Real life situations reported in qualitative research raised the issue of whether it is possible to prepare for acute events and to encourage things that have been found to keep ideal preferences possible (e.g. services at home, available and able caregivers).

Before the meeting, I tacked up a clean sheet of cardboard on which I had drawn three columns that were labeled, from left to right: Things We Want to Encourage, Things We Can Measure and Things to Avoid.

Sadly, it seems there isn't a government agency up to the task of encouraging things to move that way, even in the face of convincing evidence.

Kimberly-Clark has been changing its products and cutting prices to encourage buying things like its Cottonelle bath tissue.

You want to join in the scary fun, but can't be seen to encourage unscientific things.

I must admit that finding hopeful, encouraging things to say has been exceedingly difficult, in part because the landscape at the moment — particularly for young adults — is so bleak.

In a way, it sets up a greenhouse for trouble, and like a greenhouse, it's all about encouraging things to "grow".

"Our big thing is to encourage our staff to try things.