11.   Instead, Microsoft hopes the Media Player, which runs only on the Windows platform, will encourage sales of its Windows operating systems.

12.   It now sells unleaded gasoline and encourages the sale of household paints without lead.

13.   Lower mortgage rates have so far done little to encourage sales.

14.   Meanwhile, to encourage sales of the new Pentium Pro, Intel is building motherboards for its customers.

15.   Most major carriers encourage online sales because the airlines generally pay lower commissions to online agents than to off-line travel agencies.

16.   Prosperity and a relative lack of trade barriers encouraged foreign sales.

17.   Retailers sharply discounted merchandise in the quarter to encourage sales, which were also hurt by a late Easter and higher federal income tax bills.

18.   Rep. Sherrod Brown, D-Oberlin, introduces a bill to help middle-class taxpayers and encourage the sale of American-made cars.

19.   She tells of a school board in Colorado that encouraged the sale of a particular soft drink during class because the school received a percentage of sales.

20.   The company hopes the updated styles will encourage sales of Reebok apparel as well as catch the eye of teenagers.