Presbytery will seek to encourage signs of growth in churches and face up to the problem of church closures due to demography.

There are encouraging signs, however, of some innovative thinking on the issue.

There were some encouraging signs in the government response package announced yesterday.

It follows encouraging signs that the US economy is growing more strongly.

But there are really encouraging signs in terms of talent coming through.

Despite the financial concerns, there are some encouraging signs for Turkish soccer.

To that end, Ford said there were some encouraging signs in January.

It's just that some encouraging signs have also emerged from South Africa.

There are encouraging signs and there is definitely a more positive mood.

But let it not be supposed that these encouraging signs were universal.

No, the encouraging signs were to be found closer to home.

There were plenty of encouraging signs in that display for coach Greg Vanney.

Indeed as I bade them good night, I saw encouraging signs of that.

After an hour's standing on the concrete, they saw encouraging signs.

Yet there have been some encouraging signs for the overall Blue Devil effort.

Despite the violence, the United Nations said there were encouraging signs of high turnout.