11.   She tries to encourage reproductive discussions in fourth-grade, but most of it takes place in fifth and sixth grades.

12.   She said the company already has a provision in its contracts with doctors that encourages open discussion between doctors and patients.

13.   Steve Waldman, founder of Beliefnet, says the anonymity of the Web encourages discussions of spiritual matters.

14.   The academy sent posters to bookstores, schools and libraries around the country, organized local readings and encouraged discussion of poetry in the news media.

15.   The film, which is available to schools, is designed to encourage discussion.

16.   The official said the hope was that the program would encourage a discussion of similar issues in the larger society.

17.   They say she creates projects that ignite controversy, but fail to inspire or encourage intellectual discussion.

18.   Those who complain want a government that supports their religious convictions rather than one that encourages discussion, he said.

19.   To develop early reading skills for preschoolers, teachers would use nursery rhymes, rhyming games and encourage discussion after reading picture books to the group.

20.   To encourage drug discussions, the network will go silent for an unspecified short period of time during that program.