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My mother and father definitely encouraged me. People used to tell my mom that I should be in commercials, and then everything kicked off from there, and my first gig was some print work.

My mother has always encouraged me to do what I love. When I started being interested in fashion, she was very supportive, bringing me to see exhibits and buying me books. And when I started my company, she was right there to help me!

I was very encouraged with how we played today. That was our best balance of the season. We had all five guys within three strokes. I think all of our practice is paying off. This was our best total effort of the season.

I was very encouraged that there were families with young children at the festival. History today has to be presented in inventive ways in order to hold children's interest.

I was very encouraged by some of our marks and the effort by everyone was good. But we just aren't as strong in a few areas this year. I'm just looking for us to improve steadily throughout the season.

I was fairly encouraged for the first time this year - there's no thrill in losing and there's no moral victories by any stretch of the imagination in the National Football League - but I saw some things out of the team. I thought they battled, I thought they competed, they fought and did the things that winners are supposed to do from an effort standpoint.

It felt great. I was tired of the slump. I had confidence and my team encouraged me to just keep on playing, not to worry about it and keep playing.

I think people are encouraged that now you have television episodes that you can download. It shows that (the industry) is finally beginning to take seriously the demand for online.

It encouraged our coming to film here, ... We would have done it anyway, but it greased the wheels.

I think he's had to earn that. He's a guy that has some ability, that we felt like if he stepped up could provide us with some scoring punch. We encouraged him to do that, but within the context of our team.

I think he'll be fine. Certainly he's an integral part of what we want to do. I'm very encouraged by his situation.

I think he has had to earn that. We certainly felt like he was the guy we wanted to see do these type of things because he's a guy who has some ability. But he has stepped up and provided some scoring. I obviously encouraged him to do that, but within the context of our team.

I think Greenspan, last Thursday, really sent a signal that he wants 50 basis points, ... By saying that the GDP (gross domestic product) growth is close to zero, he certainly encouraged the belief that we get half a point.

It definitely affected move in for all students. Students were encouraged to find a friend to stay with Sunday evening for their comfort and convenience.

I think I was 5 and singing 'Camelot' on stage. It was always a good way to meet girls. I did musicals, plays. My school encouraged it. We'd do our own productions. It wasn't until I was about 23 that I thought, 'I could give this a shot. I might as well do it.'

Johnny and I spoke a few times over the last week and I strongly encouraged him to sign with the Yankees. It is good to know that our lineup next year will include a natural leadoff hitter whose presence allows Jeter and A-Rod to return to their preferred places in the batting order. Johnny is a good friend and a great guy to have in the clubhouse. I am very excited about having him as a teammate again.

Judy did nothing that the New York Times did not want her to do. They encouraged her to stay in jail.

It is critical that the faith community work together to do all that we can to heal the heart and the land, ... This is the real prophetic mission of all faiths. We are truly encouraged by the solidarity and outpouring of support exhibited by those in the faith community.

That was the first time I have seen us play away from home and I was encouraged by it. Now we need to apply the things that can help us improve our home record.

I was really pleased with the hustle and effort. That's the kind of intensity we need to play with. The only bad thing was that we lost our focus for a stretch there in the second half and let them get back in it, but I was encouraged that we were able to overcome that.

I was really encouraged to see the rebound in activity in June and July. The local economy looks much healthier this summer than it did this past spring. However, a clear up-trend is not yet in place and probably will be slow to develop given the punishing level of energy prices and the prospect of more consolidation in the auto industry.

I was really encouraged by yesterday's move. I don't know about the average - the average is in the process of bottoming - but it may well be that the average can kind of bottom out, individual stocks are going to go off on their own, up or down.

I was really encouraged by yesterday's move, ... I don't know about the average - the average is in the process of bottoming - but it may well be that the average can kind of bottom out, individual stocks are going to go off on their own, up or down.

I was really encouraged by how the first set went, ... and at the same time, I got a really tight set under my belt. You get nerves whenever a match gets that close, so it was nice to experience that again.

I was offered one of the roles in a big project that shall remain nameless. I thought the whole thing encouraged violent sex crimes toward women. It made horrible, ghastly rape violence seem sexy. I just didn't want to sign my name to it.

I was never forced to write. At least, I was never forced or even encouraged to write fiction. Creative writing wasn't in the curriculum at my school when I was in sixth grade.

My brother always wanted to see me do well, and he always encouraged me.

My car has been a little tight the last few races. I'm very encouraged with third. A couple of ticks and we'll be right there.

Merck would have been in a desperate situation if it had not won this case because a negative verdict would have encouraged waves of other plaintiffs to come forward.

Michael would open doors that other people find locked. I wouldn't be surprised if he encouraged Volkswagen - perhaps using their Audi brand - to come to Formula One.

When that door closed and the County Commission door opened, Don encouraged me to take the position,

While we understand that what were dealing with is a long term condition that will have to be dealt with, monitored and treated for probably the rest of my life, we are terribly encouraged to have come so far, so fast, ... It has certainly been the most trying experience of our lives and yet has proven to be one of the most illuminating as well.

We were very encouraged to see profit up at AOL, even though revenue was down.

We were very encouraged by the number of proposals. It was particularly pleasing to support those programs which did not have enough funding for the things they need to do.

When I was about seven, one or two people encouraged me, and art became an enormous and important refuge. By adolescence, I was absolutely passionate about it and felt those paintings and those painters, whether they lived a few hundred years ago or were still alive, were somehow my companions.

When I was 9, I auditioned for an arts school in Toronto with a few of my friends. The sole reason we auditioned was that we found out you got to miss a couple days of school to do the audition. Without actually wanting to go to arts school, I accidentally got in. My parents encouraged me to try it, and I ended falling in love with performing.

We are being encouraged to file an appeal. But that's still yet to be determined if that's the process that we're going to go.

We provide insurance for all sectors of the motor trade. However, to remain competitive, it is important that we combat fraud at all levels. I see Advances playing a crucial role in achieving this and I am encouraged by the results Advances is delivering for its existing customers.

We have to thank Donald because from what I have heard, people are not happy at being told what to do by him. He didn't look good and it did him no good at all. He may even have encouraged more people to join our march.

While encouraged by annuity growth, I am disappointed in our gross profit decline. This was largely due to increased costs and had a direct impact on our first-quarter earnings.

We're dealing with young people who want to go to school. People who are convicted of a drug offense should be encouraged to get an education.

We don't see rates declining much further or a significant firming in the near future, partly because ample capital is flowing into the market after the 2005 hurricane season. At the same time, we are encouraged by the ongoing development of our internal sales culture and by our ability to complete and integrate acquisitions. We anticipate further improvement in both areas in 2006. We also anticipate that contingent commissions could decline this year due to loss experience for insurers in 2005.

We exceeded our revenue expectations for December, which positions us well for our fiscal fourth quarter. We're pleased and encouraged by the fact that virtually all of our businesses met or exceeded our expectations for December. As usual, customers shopped later than ever and results strengthened as the month progressed. Our employees capitalized on the trend with strong offers and improved in-stock positions.

We encouraged them to come back instead of getting them down and holding them down like you would like. I'd like to have the last 3 or 4 minutes over. We got a little tight with the ball, and I was encouraging them to attack.

We encouraged the countries to increase surveillance. But I'm not a policeman. What I can do is to ask governments to be more vigilant.

We encouraged our kids to get off to a good start. That really helped us last year and we thought it was important to do that.

We encouraged him to try six feet and he barely missed it.

We're also encouraged that Lyon and his team invest heavily in the shop's funds.

We got beat in the first round, but I am still encouraged that we'll go to Atlanta next weekend and get back to where our team should be. In this sport, we learn what works as much as what doesn't work. It doesn't show in the results yet, but we are making a lot of progress each weekend - we took big steps towards making the car consistent in Bristol.

We do think it's workable. We're encouraged by it.

We came into practice (Tuesday) very encouraged about the win. We didn't even talk about how we finished the game. We stayed positive.

We had hoped the hearings would be finished by the end of the year. However, we have tremendous confidence in Sen. Specter, who handled Chief Justice Roberts' confirmation process so well. We are encouraged by the bipartisan momentum that has set the vote on the Senate floor for January 20th.

You are encouraged to be creative. I was creating something I enjoy, and it clicked with the script committee. You sometimes have a good idea on paper, but it doesn't work on stage. That's when it's great to have the wonderful and supportive people here. If they had a suggestion, it was welcome, and they helped put the show together.

We've got over 35 guys from Hattiesburg or south of there. A number of our players' families have sustained total or substantial loss. We encouraged them to stay in touch with them. I think this has brought our team together. They're excited to play a game. I think it was a relief to get back on the field. I didn't know what to expect, but it the players were like kindergartners.

Yeah, that came out of a reading. It was great. It's such a fun crew to be with, and we all went out the night before and that really encouraged us to go out and get drunk.

We need to establish a number of things: Who actually committed the attack? Who supported them? Who financed them? Who trained them? Who encouraged them?

While we have not yet reviewed the draft in detail, we are encouraged by its overall direction, particularly in promoting investment and competition in advanced services." ()

We've been getting progressively better which is good. We haven't been consistent. We've been up and down, but I'm more encouraged than discouraged. It's been an up and down year. We had a real fine game against DePaul and I can tell you I am looking forward to this game.

We are obviously encouraged that a market like this could be opening up for us.

We are committed to making sure that as many eligible customers enroll in CARE and benefit from the 20-percent savings on their natural gas bill. We have partnered with community groups throughout our service region to make sure customers who qualify, regardless of where they live, are aware of the CARE program and are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible.

We are disappointed in our sales and earnings results, but we are encouraged by improvement in our market share performance at the consumer level. Both the company and the domestic beer industry have experienced volume declines and significant cost pressures.

Though this wasn't our initial transaction with GE, it was significant. It cemented the relationship and encouraged both sides to increase our portfolio.

We are seeing some cheap buying after yesterday's decline which was a bit overdone. Some good U.S. earnings results has also encouraged some people.

We appropriately compared the lifestyle to that of drug addiction and alcoholism - lifestyles that one would be encouraged to seek help to leave - never encouraged to stay in.

We remain committed to profitable growth in our four key markets and are encouraged with our first quarter's results. 2006 is expected to be a growth year in semiconductor test and we believe we are well positioned to gain additional traction.

We are seeing a carry-over of Friday's trend and that's probably encouraged by a similar sort of direction in the U.S. on Friday evening.

We are really delighted and encouraged with the progress made so far. I think it is very important to remember we will be judged ultimately by our ability to be ranked as an excellent or effective school and school district.

We are pleased that our strong top-line momentum continued this quarter across all operating divisions and on top of the outstanding growth achieved in the year ago period. We are especially encouraged that global pricing was positive for the first time in two years, despite difficult cost and competitive environments.

Where has the peace movement gone? Here it is. You see that people are standing up and they want to make their voices heard and get encouraged by us and join us.

We pleaded that whatever was fit to be done at all might with propriety be done by anybody who did it well; that the tools belonged to those who could use them; that the possession of a power presupposed a right to its use. This was urged from city to city, from state to state. Women were encouraged to try new occupations.

When a place comes across vividly in a novel, it's often compared to a character. I can remember writing teachers who encouraged me to treat setting as if it were a character, to give it three dimensions, to make it come alive, jump off the page.

We are greatly encouraged by the success and national attention Massachusetts has earned when it decided that health insurance is something no one should go without. We want to build on that progress and keep this important dialogue going in order to make covering the uninsured a national priority.

We are greatly encouraged by the opportunity to acquire the business we have been managing and pursue new growth opportunities in our markets.

Tom had encouraged me and been an inspiration to me.

Yeah, I am glad to see him win, because I'm following right in his footsteps. It's kind of encouraged me, ... When I get as old as him, I might be able to do the same thing.

We are going from an era where nobody wanted to say no to anything, to an era when people have to be encouraged that if there are serious problems, they bring them forward, and saying no is a good thing.

We are looking at this as a springboard into the Big East. I'm disappointed and obviously we're not happy with the outcome, but we're going to use this to get better, and I feel that we have. I am encouraged by our direction.

We're encouraged with how strong the quarter finished for our radio stations, which outperformed their markets for the sixth straight quarter, ... As we continue to focus on operations, the disposition of our TV assets continues. The sale of 9 of our 16 stations will result in proceeds that exceed expectations.

We're encouraged that they put forth a plan that recognizes the need for considerable new spending on transportation.

We're encouraged that Mr. Harper appears to have taken some of our concerns into account. If Mr. Harper is serious about making this Parliament work, we will be open to working with him.

We're encouraged that many of these patients with SARS are improving, ... In spite of that, we know that this is a very severe illness.

We're encouraged by the news today that Freddy's injury is indeed minor. He has already begun the rehabilitation process and we look forward to having him back in uniform in a matter of weeks.

We're encouraged by the improvement but our execution down the stretch of these games tends to break down. Our spacing was poor. We didn't respond well to traps and our ball movement slowed, causing way too many shot clock violations. Tonight in the fourth quarter we seemed to settle for a perimeter game.

We're encouraged by the fact that several of the pre-tour recommended rides have gone very well, with few accidents. We think the education and safety clinics that have been implemented have been a huge help in making that happen.

We're encouraged by the fact that although Italy and Germany are worse than expectations, that impact is more than offset by the U.S. and the emerging markets.

We're encouraged by the company's results, particularly after reporting somewhat disappointing November sales.

We're encouraged by the additional and thorough review that the Legislature is pursuing to better understand the costs and issues associated with the existing Massachusetts proposal.

We're encouraged by our steady progress in winning back U.S. market share, ... We're a stronger company than we were a year ago when we announced the revitalization plan. Our goal in 2003 is to build on the foundation we laid in 2002.

We're encouraged by his progress and eager to bring him home to our family.

We're drifting, and we're probably going to keep drifting for the next few weeks. But that's OK, there are positive developments out there. Oil prices seem to be under control, and I'm more encouraged about the second-quarter earnings than I have been in a while.

Upon entering the final quarter of our fiscal year 2006, we remain encouraged by the strength of our operations, particularly as it relates to our ongoing efforts to develop a culture of cost efficiency throughout the Company. As we consider attempting to leverage our managed care expertise in and around the Southeastern United States, we remain committed to executing on a strategy of disciplined, opportunistic growth, guided by the mandate to build value for our shareholders.

Trading at 12 times 2005 earnings, shares are reflecting a seemingly bearish view of Pfizer's growth prospects, in our opinion. With these low expectations built into the shares, we are encouraged that Pfizer's $4 billion cost restructuring will stabilize near-term earnings.

This study was performed in the spirit of the tradition that all scientific findings are open to challenge. Competing hypotheses, even if unpopular, should be encouraged and tested to be sure that accepted beliefs about health are sound.

We work hard to pay hourly associates for every minute they work, and they are encouraged and obligated to report any off-the-clock work to upper management. A notice with instructions on how to do this is posted beside every time clock.

We are always encouraged when players say they want to join Liverpool.

The defendants effectively rewarded past -- and encouraged future -- suicide bombings,

The Department is encouraged by the co-operation and participation of major stakeholders in the retail pharmacy sector to review the current dispensing fee.

welcomed their role in peacekeeping and encouraged them to take on whatever role they were prepared to assume in international affairs.

There are many documentary filmmakers who have a tough time because they don't really get what they need to do what they want. There are so many people with good visions that should be encouraged and helped. And they will deliver, I'm sure.

We obviously are getting to be one of the largest players in the industry, so it's hard to grow faster than that number, ... But we're very, very pleased with the last quarter results of 53 percent year-over-year. That's on the upside, so I wouldn't get too optimistic when it goes above 50 percent, just like we encouraged people two years ago, when it went below 30 percent growth for us, not to get too pessimistic.