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• v  contribute to the progress or growth of
• v  inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
• v  spur on
  His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife

• This provision will encourage all firms to pursue investment in the coming months, but will benefit small firms in particular, who generally have smaller amounts of annual property .
• A better plan would be to encourage mortgage holders to renegotiate the principle down to 100% of current market value, and then refinance at low rates through Fannie Freddie.
• To encourage investors to re-enter the stock market and foster corporate responsibility, he is set to propose that taxes on dividends be eliminated entirely.

• promote
• advance
• boost
• further

• discourage

News & Articles

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• Why does the government encourage people to build homes in wildfire zones?
  Western wildfires keep getting bigger and more destructive. Does it really make sense to encourage people to live in fire-prone areas?
  June 17, 2013 - Washington Post
• Enough With The Alarmist Welfare State, Women Believe In Personal Responsibility
  How can we encourage Americans to live healthier?
  June 17, 2013 - Forbes
• Local organizations encourage fathers to be involved
  Several local organizations came together to celebrate Father's Day a little early and encourage dads in the community to be involved in their children's lives.
  June 16, 2013 - WINK TV Southwest Florida

Quotes

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• Pope Benedict XVI in Earthtimes (press release)
  Today I encourage each of you to do what you can to foster healing and reconciliation and to assist those who have been hurt,Benedict said in an advance version of his homily.
• Roger Goodell in Boston Globe
  This episode represents a calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid longstanding rules designed to encourage fair play and promote honest competition on the playing field,Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to the Patriots.
• Barack Obama in Business Mirror
  It's time for those banks to fulfill their responsibility to help ensure a wider ecovery,Obama said. "We're going to take every appropriate step to encourage them to meet those responsibilities."