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Example Sentences
Main Entry:
dis·cour·age
[
dih-
skur
-ij
,
-
skuhr
-
]
/
dɪˈskɜr
ɪdʒ
,
-ˈskʌr-
/
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Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
European planners work hard to
discourage
drivers, cars and parking.
In evaluating how admissions policies encourage or
discourage
college attendance, for instance, they.
One explanation may be that the age gaps between husbands and much younger wives
discourage
large families.
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European planners work hard to
discourage
drivers, cars and parking.
In evaluating how admissions policies encourage or
discourage
college attendance, for instance, they.
One explanation may be that the age gaps between husbands and much younger wives
discourage
large families.
The fence is designed to
discourage
smuggling and arms trafficking.
One of the best ways to promote clean transportation is to
discourage
dirty transportation.
Patel works with communities to
discourage
logging and the hunting of silkies.
To conserve moisture and
discourage
weeds, apply a mulch around and between shrubs.
The lack of published information about the latest nanotech progress may
discourage
some investors.
Today's insurers
discourage
doctors from spending enough time with patients to build those relationships.
Turning it over, they said, would
discourage
participation in such studies down the road.
Child-support rules also
discourage
poorly skilled men from working.
The exact location has been kept secret to
discourage
a gold rush.
They concluded that disorder can lead to distrust, which may
discourage
cooperation between neighbors.
Federal and state authorities have strengthened laws and intensified prosecutions to
discourage
looting in this country.
As plants bloom, remove faded flowers to
discourage
plants from setting seed.
Pegasus was expressly designed to
discourage
spammers.
Nonviolent, first-time offenders should be sent to boot camps to
discourage
them from moving on to more serious crimes.
Until then raising the interest rates would futher
discourage
investment.
Polluted beaches
discourage
tourists from investing in the area's hotels, restaurants, and recreational activities.
It is hard to believe that all these comments are trying to
discourage
an incredible advancement.
One key to this project is to
discourage
amateurs from coming into the construction area to see what they can find.
To
discourage
rot, the arbor rests on bricks to keep its wood base from touching the ground.
Russian online retailers also tried to band together in an attempt to
discourage
cyberfraud.
Europeans are working hard to
discourage
drivers, cars and parking in their cities.
But the subsidy would not
discourage
their consumption.
Bright lights nearby
discourage
females from coming ashore to nest.
Caffeine's a plant pesticide plants use to
discourage
insects eating them.
He mulches the garden with straw to keep soil moisture in and
discourage
weeds.
Fine to
discourage
the theft of a wheel, but useless for actually securing a bike.
To appease them or delay in striking at them can only
discourage
the army and all the loyal elements.
However, letting off defaulting debtors too readily may
discourage
potential creditors because of moral hazard.
Officials have also run public information campaigns to
discourage
poaching.
Others are trying to help individuals change their immediate eating milieu in ways that
discourage
overeating.
Dust cuts with sulfur or charcoal to
discourage
rot.
Others blame weak demand, as high inflation, falling real wages and fears for the future
discourage
household consumption.
Buy organic seed to promote biodiversity and
discourage
genetically modified organisms.
Shopping centers and sprawling suburbs are too often being redesigned at scales that
discourage
walking.
For instance, an increase in house prices ought to
discourage
new homebuyers.
The wrought-iron feeder is heavy enough to
discourage
squirrels from dragging it off.
The trouble is that difficult tests will strongly
discourage
many learners.
Versions are being tried to get welfare recipients into work and
discourage
criminal reoffending.
Finance authorities were told to consider tax measures to
discourage
plastic bag production and sale.
Plants also
discourage
animal browsing on green leaves and immature fruits with a bitter taste.
Squabbles over standards
discourage
companies from placing long-term bets.
Certain conditions encourage or
discourage
trade among countries.
Not to mention that telling children they'll be sold to a circus isn't necessarily going to
discourage
them from doing something.
Putting a price on carbon emissions is a good way to
discourage
them.
We
discourage
these people from joining the rescue team.
These people who do not want electric cars on the road will do or say anything to
discourage
their production.
Looking reasonable, say cynics, is a ruse to
discourage
investment in shale reserves and alternative pipelines.
Bury scraps beneath bedding material to keep odors down and
discourage
flies.
What a clever way to
discourage
people from buying knockoffs.
His aim is to
discourage
readers from doing likewise.
Teach children not to let the water run while brushing their teeth, and
discourage
long showers.
If you want to
discourage
the use of something, simply make it prohibitively expensive, that's how capitalism works.
Central banks have a range of tools they can use to
discourage
the growth of bubbles.
These nomadic tribespeople actively
discourage
visitors.
We should
discourage
scientists from interaction with any war outfit.
But unlike a cheap currency, it need not
discourage
their consumption.
The labeling requirement is the latest in the government's well-financed efforts to
discourage
smoking.
Both conditions-high inflation and a weak currency-would normally
discourage
rate cuts.
It was never really designed to extract information but to kill perceived enemies of the state and
discourage
dissidence.
Regulators must remove all obstacles that
discourage
them from doing so.
The world is full of alternative locations guaranteed to
discourage
the soft-bellied young of today.
Recent higher levels of border enforcement may also
discourage
people from trying to cross at all.
Or to
discourage
cats from smashing the plant, poke short bamboo stakes into the.
It is painful to
discourage
an aspiring business reporter from double-majoring in finance.
In recessions, they tend to take steps to
discourage
new migrants and even get rid of existing.
We have policies in place to
discourage
the distribution of distressing content, and our community monitors the site accordingly.
We think this strategy is to
discourage
ownership by.
Such exams should be well thought out so as to
discourage
memorization and rote learning.
I'd rather that state legislatures develop ad campaigns that show the health risks to
discourage
smoking while driving.
Mandatory arrest laws
discourage
victims from calling for help.
The casino owners
discourage
cinemas and clubs opening because it will distract people from gambling.
Europe already has a cap on emissions, which is designed precisely to
discourage
dirty fuels such as coal.
The commercial weather companies disagree with charges that they had tried to
discourage
implementation of the new policy.
Parents look to the schools to help impose order, especially to
discourage
drinking, smoking.
They will even take the books that are marked all over by the publisher in an effort to
discourage
the practice.
It also encourages countries to set cigarette taxes at a level that will
discourage
smoking.
They can
discourage
the use of chemical fertilizer by cutting down on subsidies.
Mulch plantings to
discourage
weeds and keep soil moist.
Kazimi proposes charging by the volume of plutonium instead, so as to
discourage
its creation.
We need to examine whether the law is sufficient to
discourage
bullying in this new hybrid online-offline environment.
It might
discourage
programs from admitting students that have no reasonable expection of ever finding a decent job in academia.
In some cantons you have to pay stamps for bin bags to
discourage
too much rubbish from being thrown away.
These bristles have hollow tubes filled with poison, which break easily when touched to
discourage
predators.
Someone else may choose to change their view on drag queens so they could justifiably continue to
discourage
their son.
He attempted to
discourage
the man by quoting him a price several times higher than for any project commissioned there before.
Such grim warnings
discourage
spending by households and businesses, depressing output.
Borislav had naturally figured that the brief lifetime of these toys might
discourage
the kids from buying them.
Rigorously codified manners and rituals
discourage
outsiders.
Cutting the generous pension benefits of state employees may
discourage
people from a career in public service, thereby.
The commission said studies had shown that an increase in the cost of cigarettes tended to
discourage
smoking among the young.
Job-protection rules
discourage
permanent job creation, so the young drift on temporary contracts.
Plants probably produce the toxic compounds to
discourage
predators from gnawing on them too much.
Lamborghini product people
discourage
this kind of high-school antic, but they also know it's inevitable.
The traditions of that periodical tend to
discourage
subscribers who want a diet of reading with dramatic interest in.
One sure way to
discourage
them would be to reintroduce price controls.
The human walking buddies tended to
discourage
each other and used excuses such as the weather being too hot”.
If the information were made public, the argument went, it would
discourage
airlines and airports form reporting bird strikes.
When people see an accident, the law should not
discourage
them from offering the best help they can.
The incentives tend to be stacked against negativity, and in some cases implicitly
discourage
it.
She would
discourage
any thought of the theatre and herself as going steady.
And it should
discourage
the practice of investing staff retirement funds in company shares.
They prey on our fears, consume precious resources and may
discourage
us from pursuing real solutions.
It is also not unusual for co-op lawyers to gently
discourage
such a conversion.
They
discourage
chain stores and fast-food franchises as well as the use or production of any genetically modified agriculture.
His government issued a travel alert, which will
discourage
citizens from visiting the state.
Blogs pop up that promote or
discourage
against certain sites.
Critics had said that restricting use of propofol would
discourage
patients from undergoing a colonoscopy.
The difference is whether the person was trying to
discourage
or encourage you in what you were trying to accomplish.
They try to remain hopeful in a cynical world of adults that
discourage
them.
It's no panacea, but being on the hook ought to
discourage
home buyers from borrowing more than they can really afford.
Ofsted reports praise behaviour and results but criticise rigid teachers who
discourage
debate.
But the main point is to
discourage
the use of high-carbon fossil fuels.
The present one finds himself in charge of a revolution he did nothing to
discourage
but did not create.
Lower prices for the local loop may
discourage
the development of alternatives to the phone network.
The government's policy is to
discourage
immigrants from staying.
The primary aim is to
discourage
car use to the benefit of others.
Host governments are wary of seeing aid diverted from locals to refugees, so they often
discourage
development.
Nigeria's history of fighting the scourge is not the sort to
discourage
dealers.
They may keep offenders off the streets, but they fail to
discourage
them from offending.
Some filmmakers fear that the industry's growth could slow if the authorities
discourage
popular voodoo storylines.
Another way to
discourage
barnacles is to confuse them.
All sorts of government policies strongly
discourage
saving.
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