Certainly the opposite is being modeled on the majority of talk shows and reality programs, where loud, aggressive, in-your-face behavior is condoned, if not encouraged.

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Although of course we must remember that his crime was not sending unwanted commercial e-mail, which is permitted if not positively encouraged as a way of using the net for marketing purposes.

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Probably most if not all of us have encouraged somebody else to break a bad habit.

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American academics and policymakers have also been encouraged to act, if not as interlocutors, then as unofficial toe-dippers for testing ideas between the two sides.

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Perhaps if we were encouraged to be entrepreneurial, not only would we solve the unemployment problem, but we may very well come up with some more inspiring ideas that change the world.

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Again, if a successful test was so tenuous, it should not have been encouraged, or at least the expectations for it should have been properly set.

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In his remarks, Obama encouraged mayors and governors to call him personally if the federal relief effort is not working as it should.

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Taylor said he would only support the introduction of a similar rule in English football if he "felt encouraged by all my black players or black players who are qualified coaches and feel they have not been given proper opportunities".

BBC: Paul Ince