Example sentences of "[noun sg] and to encourage " in BNC.

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1 5 Oral and pairwork exercises are included for communicative practice and to encourage self-expression .
2 The Women 's Film and TV Network was set up to link women working in the industry and to encourage training and employment opportunities for women in the media .
3 Rape victims are entitled to anonymity , to mitigate their humiliation and to encourage other victims to come forward .
4 In its place there was a declaration of the intention ‘ to promote the unity and to encourage the progressive integration of Europe ’ .
5 This programme aims to promote economic and social advancement and to encourage reconciliation between the two traditions .
6 During this time consultancy opportunities will be made available to supplement income and to encourage the lecturers and their departments to become self-sufficient .
7 Teachers can benefit from the opportunity afforded to develop pupils ' information skills within the context of the curriculum and to encourage pupils to become actively involved in the learning process .
8 The aim of its theme , " Deaf Pride " , was to boost the morale of the membership and to encourage self-confidence in the deaf community .
9 Now the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society is to set up a ‘ Buildings at Risk ’ service to identify those most in danger and to encourage potential restorers in the public and private sector to help out .
10 What follows is an attempt to understand some of the historical problems of left film and television criticism and to encourage debate about its future .
11 It suggested small teams of business people in each city to provide leadership and to encourage private sector investment .
12 Furthermore , in an attempt to reward men for military service and to encourage others to serve in France , Henry had pursued a policy of granting lands and titles which had come into his hands , thereby creating an important interest , other than his own , in the extension and maintenance of the conquest .
13 To train pupils in the evaluation of evidence and to encourage awareness of the difference between prejudice and valid argument .
14 More should be done by organisations to provide counselling in career development and to encourage self-development for both younger and older employees .
15 Tax breaks will be on offer for community development and to encourage private investment , including a 50% tax exclusion for small businesses making long-term investments and tax credits for research and development .
16 The scheme is designed to further personal development and to encourage reflection on institutional arrangements .
17 I went on tour frequently from Simla to most of the main cities of India , speaking to Indian audiences and getting together groups of refugees from Burma to give them the latest news and to encourage them with hopes of victory and return .
18 The measures are designed to deter non-essential traffic and to encourage drivers of essential vehicles to proceed slowly and considerately , not to obstruct and frustrate them .
19 The rise in spending , according to the Deputy Prime Minister for Financial and Economic Affairs , Qais Abdel-Moneim al-Zawawi , was designed to activate the economy and to encourage trade .
20 To support the equal opportunities policy and to encourage good practice in aid work
21 To inform teachers , lecturers and other academics of the work of AI and to encourage them to campaign on behalf of their colleagues around the world who have become the victims of human rights abuse .
22 The UNHCR submitted a seven-point plan to the conference which among other things called for : ( i ) an increased international presence in Bosnia to provide relief and to encourage people not to flee : ( ii ) the maintenance of open borders ; and ( iii ) the granting of " temporary protection " to all refugees from the former Yugoslavia .
23 This option aims to promote study of the mass media in society and to encourage students to examine the problems encountered by professional workers in the field .
24 It is important to assist the patient to change position regularly while in bed and to encourage ambulation as quickly as possible to assist the circulation .
25 A fresh source of glycogen is then needed to restore the muscles to their original size and to encourage growth of the muscle tissue .
26 I have written about them to show that spiritual journeys and beliefs are legitimate , fruitful ways of exploring the world and to encourage writers to go ahead with this kind of exploration if they so wish .
27 Within the development zone new incentives need to be devised both to attract high calibre general practitioners and other primary health care workers to the inner city and to encourage them to provide the right kind of services .
28 During the year , a new brochure was distributed to increase awareness in the project and to encourage companies to support Clubs with materials , trainers , visits and funding .
29 Later that year McNamara pressed for a conventional build-up by all the members of Nato so that a Warsaw Pact attack in the heart of Europe could be resisted long enough ( without recourse to nuclear weapons ) to persuade the USSR of the gravity of the situation and to encourage it to negotiate .
30 Cornwall needs a voice of its own , to argue its case for regional funding , to improve infrastructure , to reduce unemployment and to encourage industry .
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