Example sentences of "to encourage [art] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The leisure facilities would provide activities to encourage the youngsters to remain in the area , and the addition of a small health centre would be invaluable for the elderly and the young mothers in the area .
2 The wires are then moved a fraction of a centimetre each day to encourage the bone to stretch in the desired direction .
3 The wires are then moved a fraction of a centimetre each day to encourage the bone to stretch in the desired direction .
4 The cask is laid on a cradle on its side to encourage the sediment to sink to the belly .
5 The simplest way to start is to encourage the dog to sit in the required position , even when there is no one at the door .
6 He said the two countries had agreed to intensify their joint efforts to ‘ re-energise the peace process ’ , to encourage the partners to return to the negotiations , and to work together to achieve an early resumption of the next round of talks .
7 When approaching white water you should not have too much speed , sheeting out might be necessary , and the weight should move on to the back foot to encourage the nose to lift over the foam .
8 Soviet spokesmen naturally used various arguments to encourage the neutralists to work for the dissolution of CENTO and SEATO , but Soviet leaders may have recognised already in the 1960s that these alliances were operating more effectively as political symbols than as military structures .
9 I would like to encourage the association to build upon the initiatives already begun by the Association 's touring programme .
10 Friday is devoted to the Passion story organised in terms of the Canonical Hours with the detail of Christ 's human suffering imaginatively elaborated in order to encourage the reader to identify with the moment .
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