Detective Hampton kept nodding, giving the boy positive reinforcement.

It is common in speech and writing to repeat an idea using two different words to give reinforcement to the given idea.

But she'd arrived with most of the instinct she needed; all I had to do was give her time and reinforcement.

I have since read in child psychology books that parents are supposed to give their children "positive reinforcement" as a means of stimulating their creative urges.

Because of this experience she felt the need for giving positive reinforcement to students in schools--"Never put a kid down, always build the kid up."

When Tenzing and I came down from the summit and reached our highest camp, we had a bit of tea to give us reinforcement.

The best defense against such threats is to give the gulf oil states political reinforcement.

We work hard to encourage those guys, and we give them great reinforcement when they do it.

"The activity period is to give them hands-on reinforcement."

It gives much-needed reinforcement to the role of the European Parliament.