All of this is encouraging.

This is an encouraging note.

This is encouraging.

This is a heartening trend.

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The level of participation is encouraging.

You know, it's heartening to me.

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It's very encouraging.

You are a tennis fan.

But Medvedev s track record is not encouraging.

This is all very encouraging.

That's the first encouraging thing you've said.

An Apple fan boy? you know.

You're a real baseball fan, aren't ya?

Yes, it is encouraging, isn't it?

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

Now, I know it's discouraging, but we'll work it out.

And that's the discouraging part of it.

We already have one encouraging example showing how global solutions can be found.

The developments in the Middle East are quite encouraging.

First, no real sports fan would talk that way.

The North Koreans are erratic, unpleasant, irresponsible, and unhelpful.

That position was encouraging but must be followed by concrete and substantial measures.

The increase in its jurisdiction in contentious cases is encouraging.

To that end, we have made modest but encouraging progress with respect to regional integration.

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

The current world economic situation was encouraging, in the view of several participants.

This is an encouraging trend in the performance of our economy that provides confidence in its continued growth.

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

The fact that some women are speaking out against the violence perpetrated against them is nonetheless encouraging.

Your presence at this meeting is certainly an encouragement for those who are grappling with the phenomenon of child soldiers.

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

The implementation of the Register so far is encouraging, but is not entirely satisfactory.

I don't know, a thousand true fans a thousand people who care enough that they will get you the next round and the next round and the next round.

There is an encouraging sense of renewed hope in the emergence of democratic and stable post conflict countries in our region.

Please don't corner me at the party tonight and go, What are you? An Apple fan boy?

It served as an encouraging example to be followed in establishing a similar network on a system wide basis.

In a welcome development, Security Council members now often attend these meetings as well.

It is therefore encouraging that concerns about Zimbabwean diamonds are being raised within the diamond trade itself.

An encouraging development was the increase in the number of cases being handled by the courts currently in operation.

Since the end of the cold war the world community has faced many developments, both encouraging and disturbing.

Despite all the difficulties, we have succeeded in maintaining a fairly encouraging rate of economic growth.

4. Mr. SENILOLI (Fiji) said that the recent dialogue between the People apos s Republic of China and Taiwan was encouraging.

This year, another Arsenal fan in the coastal town of Lamu stabbed a Manchester United fan in the stomach.