This is all very encouraging.

Some encouraging progress is being made in this respect.

This is encouraging, especially after years of declining trends.

Kosovo Serb participation this week in the decentralization working groups is also encouraging.

Developing and encouraging integrated regional strategies for stabilizing border areas is one way of doing this.

The response from the communities is encouraging.

It is encouraging to see that the international community has confronted this catastrophe in a true spirit of cooperation.

President Bush's statement to the General Assembly this morning was encouraging.

That is why it is encouraging now to see the Security Council's growing interest in this problem, which affects human security in every continent.

The continued increase in throughput of trials is encouraging.

The New Partnership for Africa's Development is particularly encouraging.

It is encouraging indeed to see regional ownership at work.

MONUC is encouraging the parties to address these issues jointly.

This institution justifies its existence by providing coordination and encouraging reforms in higher education.

Encouraging Work

Notwithstanding these encouraging examples, there is still much to be done.

Now this is a totally reasonable assumption, given that I have made quite a habit of encouraging people to spend more time playing games.

In this connection, the reaffirmation by many States of their support for the commencement of negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty is encouraging.

Despite those encouraging figures, it is clear that more efforts are needed.

It's very encouraging.

But there is another undeniable fact that is far less encouraging the situation in Africa.

Canada's commitment to ensuring that the country's prosperity is shared by aboriginal people is encouraging.

The Executive Director is encouraging more UNICEF staff to serve as Resident Coordinators.

There are also encouraging signs that the critical ingredient political will is emerging.

Notwithstanding delays and immense logistical difficulties, the outcome of voter registration is encouraging.

It is encouraging that the completion strategy is at the heart of the Tribunal's overall management.

Encouraging telecommuting? What works?

Dad's always encouraging him.

This policy has proved effective in encouraging women to overcome difficulties to improve their knowledge in all fields.

Some of these have already been touched upon by other speakers, which is encouraging.

It is an extraordinary perversion of the system of freedom we should be encouraging.

This is an encouraging development, and UNOCI will continue to work closely with the Government and other partners on implementing the pilot programme and other arms control measures.

These are hardly encouraging signs.

The results have been encouraging.

They have tried, however, to create basic conditions for normal life and are, in this way, actively encouraging settlements.

It is true that our delegation had hoped for something more encouraging for the future.

The success of the transition in Burundi is an encouraging sign for the whole region.

An overall decrease in the number of armed conflicts since the 1990s is indeed encouraging.

This prospect is hardly encouraging. If abuses and repression in the provinces continue no matter how attentive the central government, or how assertive the press might have become, what then?

The initial response had been encouraging.

Encouraging universal consumption of iodized salt.

Encouraging private capital flows and remittances

The success of the transitional process in Burundi is encouraging for the region as a whole.

Its commitment to addressing the challenges facing the goals set at the Millennium Summit is encouraging.

That is not encouraging, given the fact that United Nations membership now stands at 191 States.