31.   On the other hand, an owner who lavishes praise on McNair offers nary an encouraging word.

32.   President Bush said some encouraging words this week about the need for a health care system that will treat mental illness with the same urgency as physical illness.

33.   President Clinton telephoned Mahuad on Friday to express his support, and Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and officials of the International Monetary Fund have also had encouraging words.

34.   Rangers manager Johnny Oates had an encouraging word for those Anaheim fans who might get the idea Texas is unbeatable.

35.   Rangers manager Johnny Oates had an encouraging word for those Anaheim fans who get the idea Texas is unbeatable.

36.   She whispers encouraging words.

37.   Still, there were encouraging words from Tom Ridge, the director of homeland security.

38.   Somebody, preferably a certified expert with no ulterior motives or insular proclivities, to say a few encouraging words about their faltering heroes.

39.   Such encouraging words answer a deep craving for aspiring and beginning writers, which is why many keep coming back to Port Townsend.

40.   That was the most encouraging word Weingart had heard in months, and he left Springfield with a smile on his face.