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Encourages

Encourage

to give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; the opposite of discourage. David encouraged himself in the lord. (1 sam. Xxx. 6)

Synonym: to embolden, inspirit, animate, enhearten, hearten, incite, cheer, urge, impel, stimulate, instigate, countenance, comfort, promote, advance, forward, strengthen.

Origin: f. Encourager; pref. En- (L. In) _ courage courage. See Courage.


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... not grow amongst others without the right conditions. In harsh 'conditions' the Word may not grow. Where the second quote refers to hypocrisy and encourages people to stay away from such actions. There have also been many people whithin the Bible that actually existed as their lifes actually did ...

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by gfrabizi
Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:51 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bible vs Darwin
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Bible vs Darwin

... western intellectual tradition. Throughout the Qur'an one can find a strong emphasis on the value of knowledge in the Islamic faith. The Qur'an encourages Muslims to learn and acquire knowledge, stemming from, but not limited to, the Muslim emphasis on knowing the unity of God. Because Muslims ...

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by surikell
Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:03 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bible vs Darwin
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Environmental Justice

... by paying the difference below a certain value if corn prices go below it (which they always do). This is great for corn production, since it encourages corn farmers to achieve economies of scale by converting to mass industrial agriculture, increasing their production. But it's not so great ...

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by AstusAleator
Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:34 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Environmental Justice
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Lamina - Function?

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by yuvasoft
Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:23 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Lamina - Function?
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Geometric Progressions

... misunderstanding the question, but I think that population growth with humans can be impacted largely by culture. If a society has a culture that encourages the use of contraceptives, and discourages having lots of children, then you'll likely see population growth stabilize.

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by AstusAleator
Mon Aug 27, 2007 11:53 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Geometric Progressions
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