little encouragement

collocation in English

meaningsoflittleandencouragement

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little
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪt.əl/us
/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
small in size ...
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encouragement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/us
/ɪnˈkɝː.ɪdʒ.mənt/
words or behaviour that give someone confidence to ...
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(Definition oflittleandencouragementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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While it urged the maximization of palm oil exports, the colonial government gavelittleencouragement to the production of by-products of palm oil for export.
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You give verylittleencouragementto these men who do the best in their power for the country in the hour of its need.
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I do not see why sheep farmers should not have had alittleencouragement.
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Can we give them just alittleencouragement?
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I want to give them alittleencouragement.
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He, has stuck to this question and has received verylittleencouragementin doing so.
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This is industrial relations by the book, givinglittleencouragementto positive effort to live together.
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That is obviously a serious disappointment for the leading candidates andlittleencouragementfor those who follow them.
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Alittleencouragementmight start something similar in other parts of the country.
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Is he aware that there is comparativelylittleencouragementin his statement that the delays are no more than normal?
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Far too many teachers are woefully ignorant about industry and givelittleencouragementto their charges to think about it.
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I gainedlittleencouragementfrom looking at any of the figures or projections.
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But surely authorities' own best interests will ensure that they needlittleencouragementto administer their own finances efficiently?
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But they get verylittleencouragementto persevere.
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I do not say this in any boastful way, but merely to show how much could be done with alittleencouragementand help.
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But that is verylittleencouragementin these surroundings.
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With verylittleencouragementwe can abolish this tension, because our interests are now becoming the same.
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I came into this particular area a long time ago and with verylittleencouragement.
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On the previous occasions that the engineering community has questioned the logic of the present strange situation, it has receivedlittleencouragement.
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In the last few years there has beenlittleencouragementto people to return to football matches.
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