1.   Their professed aim is to encourage democracy.

2.   But the visa policy has especially important implications for Russia, where the United States has has been struggling to encourage democracy and influence public opinion.

3.   European countries and others with investments on the island say the way to encourage democracy in Cuba is through dialogue and negotiation, not punitive measures.

4.   He also said that the United States should encourage democracy around the world but should not impose its views on other countries.

5.   This open network, so hard for governments to control, may indeed help to give more power to individual citizens and encourage democracies.

6.   -- Encourage democracy, the rule of law and tolerance of migrants and refugees.

7.   China was never keen on seeing alien political systems transplanted into the colony, and Britain did nothing to encourage democracy.

8.   --Encourage democracy, the rule of law and tolerance of migrants and refugees.

9.   Gambians on Thursday voted in presidential elections that will end army rule, but likely do little to encourage democracy in the tiny West African country.

10.   NATO, however, remains undeterred, contending that expansion will improve regional security and encourage fledgling democracies.