Borlaug tempered his views somewhat in his later years and led efforts to discourage overuse of insecticides and fertilizers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Mr.Mesic helped discourage nationalism and encouraged a shift to the West with his country's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Unconfirmed reports said the hostages were held in two different locations to discourage a rescue attempt.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Teachers and other adults hope those comments will discourage others from leaving vicious and negative remarks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

He described as mis-guided the notion that emergency relief would discourage people from looking for jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

But barriers discourage their widespread and timely use.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

This television commercial made by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe aims to discourage "family voting" in which women are pressured by husbands or others on how to vote on a certain candidate.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

On other key issues, European nations such as Britain, France and Germany failed to win G20 agreement for new taxes on banks as part of efforts to discourage excessive risk-taking that could lead to another financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

"One example of what they have done is what they call a Congestion Management Program where everybody driving into central city pays a congestion fee and the idea there is to discourage people from driving, but take public transportation instead."

VOA: standard.2010.07.26