To me, that's quite comforting.

The initial reaction has been most encouraging.

The historical record is not encouraging.

The wider political prospects are bleak.

I am very encouraged by what I have heard so far.

The results, I am pleased to say, were very encouraging.

It would be cause for great hope if the moratorium were to take effect immediately.

Recent experiences with reduced rate issues for VAT on other types of transactions are anything but encouraging.

This was a very encouraging meeting and confirmed Russia's strategic role.

A five year programme as such would have been barely appropriate, and in fact the Commission would no doubt have presented a programme for a longer period if the future beyond five years hence had appeared completely indefinable.

And just staying in the moment with it was a beautiful thing and really empowering actually.

That sounds encouraging.

These figures are encouraging.

It would be wiser to concentrate more on adaptation in this area than to seek a solution in taxa

We believe that no Member State should be discriminated against in any way that diverges from the decision to be taken by Parliament on how it will release the 5 that it is suggested should be put into Chapter 100.

The support received from this House has been very reassuring, especially in helping to secure funding for Afghanistan for 2003.

So far, the results are encouraging.

Not all comments are encouraging.

National courts decisions are also very encouraging with regard to reconciling work with family life.

The most recent discussions on this matter were, I think, encouraging, and we hope that they will further progress.

The aim was not to draw conclusions it was impossible to draw any but the debate was certainly very encouraging.

I am sorry to inform you that no progress was made there, and so the outlook is not very encouraging.

But Medvedev s track record is not encouraging.

The results were not encouraging.

My advice acted as an encouragement to her.

The results to date have not been encouraging.

Many publishers were not quite so encouraging.

Overall though, the picture is encouraging.

The results obtained so far are encouraging.

The way in which the situation is developing is encouraging.

It gave me great encouragement that action was being taken and that the coastal zone was being given the importance it rightly deserved.

Clearly, a certain comfort has sometimes been found in the fact that you have, at all events, had kind and friendly things to say about both myself and the skilful rapporteur.

Here, Sweden s experience is encouraging.

In these cynical times, that is encouraging.

Here too, the early signs are encouraging.

You know, it's heartening to me.

Ugh, only Americans can make up Tz'irlidr, encouraging.

The results that have been achieved are extremely encouraging.

The focus on resolving China s macroeconomic disconnect, reflected at the Fifth Plenum and a likely precursor of what to expect in the upcoming 13th Five Year Plan, is thus very encouraging.

The response has been underwhelming, family planning officials say.

The result of the review carried out in 2001 is encouraging.

Past experience is not encouraging.

That is encouraging but needs to be put in perspective.

In other areas, progress is less encouraging.

What the Commissioner is saying all sounds encouraging.