He sat up in bed, granting her a smile, which she took as encouragement.

It didn't take much encouragement at all to lure him past the point of no return.

But the Yankees will take encouragement wherever they can find it.

Taking encouragement from Emily's animated expression, the young man started over.

Anton did not take much encouragement from the answer, but it was something.

Apparently it hadn't taken much encouragement for him to spill the entire story.

At first I took great encouragement from the fact that you seemed to be growing more slowly than originally estimated.

He has taken great encouragement from it as well and everybody is positive.

A few hands rose, then others, taking encouragement in numbers.

On that score, Americans can take encouragement from the last few weeks.