1.   In addition, the dollar devaluations worked to encourage a price rise, because most oil was priced in dollars which were being eroded in value.

2.   As president, Bush has worked to encourage development of such partnerships by creating the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

3.   Black also worked to encourage newspapers to develop on-line services.

4.   Dr. Ricardo Romo, a professor of history and former director of the program, now works to encourage deans to keep minorities in the pool of potential hires.

5.   He promised to work to encourage NCAA members to adopt better policies on diversity, including better hiring practices.

6.   He said he would also work to encourage foreign investment, in part by increasing government transparency and reducing corruption.

7.   The sharp decline in computer applications among such major schools worries officials at the National Science Foundation, which works to encourage students to enter math and science fields.

8.   The tactic has worked to encourage people to keep their guns at home, thereby decreasing the number of street shootings.

9.   China is energetically working to encourage investment from Taiwan, hoping to promote its eventual goal of reunification with the island.

10.   Currently, Canada is working to encourage economic cooperation between indigenous groups in the two nations he added.