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Meanings of encouraging in English
Spanish
alentador Giving courage or confidence or hope.
Usage of encouraging in English
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De Bruijn said the heated nature of the debate was encouraging violence.
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Outside the trade sector, however, details of the report were rather encouraging.
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Chief health officer Brett Sutton said the low case numbers were encouraging.
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Unlike India, however, recent demand signs from China have not been encouraging.
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IRAQ: Iraq's arms declaration was not encouraging, President Bush said last night.
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We continue to see new entrants to the market, which is encouraging.
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The performance against Liverpool was extremely encouraging; now I hope for results.
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There are encouraging signs, however, of some innovative thinking on the issue.
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But many are concerned he's encouraging a climate of fear and violence.
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SCS said the outcome was encouraging given the UK's tough retail environment.
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But we've had a really encouraging year against that backdrop, he said.
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There were some encouraging signs in the government response package announced yesterday.
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These are encouraging words, which must be translated into action at home.
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Previn is good at working with young musicians and is always encouraging.
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She said TfL was also encouraging Olympic arrivals to use public transport.
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The report followed other encouraging U.S. economic data earlier in the week.
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