"discourage" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He discouraged talk, because he did not have his thoughts in order.
- He forbade the use of artificial birth control and discouraged talk about doing away with the vow of celibacy for Catholic priests.
- Zito does nothing to discourage such talk.
- The guards actively discouraged talk between the groups, moving us farther and farther apart until we spread out through the hall.
- They had places to go and people to see, and their demeanor discouraged cordiality and small talk.
- More, it asks them to discourage talk of private aid in meetings.
- But with the Japanese government the most heavily indebted of any major developed nation, government officials today discouraged talk of a "supplementary budget."
- In China, teachers emphasized recitation to encourage correct diction but discouraged spontaneous talk between children as liable to distract them from their teacher and work.
- Fassel discouraged talk that the bye week was the real culprit, even though the Giants looked sluggish and have a 2-8 record after bye weeks.
- Yet he has not discouraged talk of a bid - and many around him are actively encouraging it.
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