The proposal encourages advertising for babies as if they were used refrigerators.

He also questioned whether the proposal would encourage people to retire as early as age 55.

This proposal encouraged many in Europe to consider the environmental impact of end-of-life vehicles.

But his proposal would encourage other welfare families to stay together while getting help.

He said the proposal could, for example, encourage battered women to return to their abusers.

She added that the proposal would encourage defendants to make larger early settlement offers.

The proposal could also encourage more companies to pay dividends, a plan that could hurt state and local governments.

The committee's proposal will encourage a growth in demand and a faster flow of money into measures to increase energy efficiency.

I hope that this proposal will encourage these countries to finally take these issues seriously and to act accordingly.

A second proposal would encourage small businesses to band together to buy insurance, spreading the risk among them.