discouraged

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• By creating uncertainty, the federal government discouraged both states and private companies from acting on their own initiative, which has delayed our national response.

• Whether the boycott movement discourages streamers and moviegoers from seeing the film remains to be seen.

• Sixteen percent say pandemic-imposed restrictions at hospitals and doctors’ offices are discouraging them from moving forward.

• Republicans, meanwhile, are leery of continuing the full payments, saying they will discourage people from returning to work.

• These discouraging numbers have led many businesses to focus on improving their products and services, thus doing their best to retain a loyal customer.

• Press are also discouraged from asking and shouting out questions at the Royals during press calls.

• Jackson says that at first, her parents thought it was strange and discouraged her from getting into Korean pop stars.

• Perhaps even the indefatigable John Kerry might be discouraged from more futile and dispiriting peace talks.

• Its contracted readership has not discouraged a larger group, maybe more than ever before, from writing it.

• Ivory purchases are officially discouraged by the Chinese government.

• He believed in the value of viva voce discussion, and discouraged all unnecessary inter-departmental correspondence.

• My brother recovered his old spirit and refused to be by my pessimistic view of his expedition.