Although no one will be complacent, the small signs that those who want to roll back the hard-fought rights of women are beginning to lose some ground will be encouraging for activists.
Wolfsburg might advance to the next phase and, in view of their attacking style, it will be encouraging for the coach, Armin Veh, that he has the luck to be pitting a free-scoring attack against United's makeshift back four.
"I think it will be encouraging for people to see that there are Asian Pacific Americans performing this nontraditional and unusual path," said Toni Wang, a 28-year-old aspiring diva who belted out R&B-inspired lyrics on the main stage.
Although headline times in testing are effectively meaningless as it is impossible to know the configuration in which the car is running, the McLaren's early pace will be encouraging for Button.
Lured in part by free pizza, the perennial collegiate perk, audience members will be encouraged to cheer for their favorites, played over a P.A. system.
If these disposals go ahead as planned, other foreign investors will be encouraged to look for deals in Greece.But Syriza's second-ranking politician, Panagiotis Lafazanis, is likely to object.
Finally, we had somebody saying, 'What are the barriers?' " Under the city's program, supermarkets will be encouraged to apply for tax abatements and other financial incentives that have long been used by other businesses that generate jobs.
The government seems to believe consumers can handle the difficulties; in stark contrast to the more paternalist line they have taken on auto-enrolment.One potential justification for the reform is that, by removing the annuity requirement, more people will be encouraged to save for retirement.
In these matches we will be encouraged to root for the British teams even though the standard football fan, having a master's in schadenfreude, wants nothing more than to see the Premier League teams go out of the competition, preferably in the most ignominious fashion.
