Their experience is a virtue, not a vice, and should be encouraged in the years ahead.
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In October 2011, a new group, the Intergenerational Foundation, argued that older people were "hoarding housing" and should be encouraged to downsize.
Nevertheless, from the World Health Organisation, to the UK government and the NHS, the message is the same: breastfeeding is good, and should be encouraged.
It suggested a continuously updated database of all mast sites should be kept, that annual and random tests should be carried out and telecom companies should be encouraged to share sites.
"There's thousands of kids wanting to play football and they should be encouraged, and you need money to do that, " he said.
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They put the family in charge of what they pay for, and should be expanded and encouraged.
It will require tough decisions on whether building and rebuilding should be encouraged in flood-prone areas.
Consumption and trade should be encouraged in order to create an economic incentive for peace.
Academic dogma is anathema to creativity, flexibility and resilience, and students should be encouraged to challenge, to inquire, to develop powerful points of view of their own.
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He thinks that the offices of the two rail regulators should be merged and that operating companies should be encouraged to lease from Railtrack the lines over which they run.
But writer and consultant Tim Gill, author of No Fear: Growing Up In A Risk-Averse Society and a former government adviser, believes that bullying is too often "misdiagnosed" and children should be encouraged to stand up for themselves before parents step in.
Voicing your opinions, if done in a respectful way, is always positive and should be welcomed, encouraged, and even rewarded.
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In addition to monitoring their own behavior, employees and managers should be trained and encouraged to watch for warning signs in others.
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The training firm did accept that it was recruiting at the "lower end of the achievement spectrum" but said more could be done and said interventions could be made through the arts or sport and more young people should be encouraged to take part in programmes like the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme.
"Improved living conditions, including greater security and rule of law, should be encouraged in Helmand and nationwide if we are to help poor farming communities to support themselves, " said UNODC's director Yury Fedotov.
And while innovation should be encouraged, risky schemes that threaten our entire economy should not.
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That is why governments and commercial banks should be encouraged to risk lending alongside the Fund.
Now, portfolio churning is an act of diligence and prudence, and this should surely be encouraged rather than taxed.
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Stocks are cheap and value investors should be encouraged by the many bargains left in the wake of the market decline.
Vendors, suppliers and professional associates should be encouraged to use security technology.
Nonetheless, those who are advocating cutting government spending at the federal, state and local levels should be encouraged by the pick-up in the job market since the first of the year.
However, behind the GDP and employment data we should be encouraged by the resilience of the private sector.
Dr McPherson also said women should be encouraged and helped to eat and exercise healthily.
Hard work should be encouraged and for trade to flourish, honest dealings are essential.
They should be allowed and encouraged to consult with the technological advancements if uncertainty affects their judgment.
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He drew a distinction between genuine wealth creators like Rolls Royce - which, he said, should be championed and encouraged - and "asset-stripping predators" such as Southern Cross care homes.
They agree that black ownership should be encouraged, and have come to accept that state licensing is inevitable.
Users should be encouraged (and equipped) to encrypt any sensitive email using PGP or GNU Privacy Guard (see Resources).
He said gamekeepers and others working in the rural sector should be encouraged to work as specials in a bid to cut crime.
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Children should be encouraged to take risks and make their own mistakes while they are still young enough to learn from them, a heads' leader says.
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