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.