But that does nothing to encourage young couples to have families.

This legal precedent encouraged other couples to marry around the country.

The seminar encouraged couples to let their feelings out, be honest, and argue with one another.

This legal precedent encouraged other couples in the country to do the same.

Tax policy does not encourage poor couples to marry.

The government encouraged married couples to have only one child.

The use of the term is likely to have encouraged cohabiting couples to believe falsely that they enjoyed legal rights.

The government encouraged married couples to produce as many children as possible to replace population lost to the war.