She described as heartening the pledges of many development partners to maintain and increase their development co-operation.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

He spoke honestly, but it was with the idea of heartening the man.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smoke Bellew] Reference

What’s less heartening is why duFresne’s story apparently captivated the media in New York and the Twin Cities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Previous article | Living the Liminal] Reference

Queen Dulness herself is characteristically described as heartening and harking forward her legions with pure noise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845] Reference

It is -- it's kind of heartening reading it, isn't it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2006] Reference

I find that kind of heartening, because it's such an earnest desire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Go look at the Internet. - Anil Dash] Reference

The North American market had shown a "heartening" increase - up 9.4 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Although it's kind of heartening to know that Apple's sales techniques have spread to the world of cycling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Public Servitude: Making the Streets Safe for Absurdity] Reference

It's kind of heartening to know, isn't it, that the New River will be the same because of what you are doing here today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remarks By The President At New River North Carolina] Reference

She said that while the global economy and international tourism industry was facing a downturn, it was "heartening" that South.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

He described the openness of Wednesday's talks as "heartening".    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail & Guardian Online] Reference

Here's a hilarious - and kind of heartening - excerpt from the piece.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll] Reference

Mr Cowen said he found the response of the communities he visited "heartening".    From Wordnik.com.  [ireland.com Breaking News] Reference

The left-leaning Independent said Blair's performance would have proved "heartening" for the Labour Party.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference

Obama again noted the "heartening" news that the economy created jobs in March for the first time in two years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home/News] Reference

Given that, Obama said it was "heartening" to learn that the U.S. economy is starting to create jobs, rather than losing them.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOXNews.com] Reference

"heartening" to be part of a community that is receptive to the military because some communities are not.    From Wordnik.com.  [CourierPostOnline.com - News] Reference

"heartening" a meeting on Thursday with the region's banking sector to discuss providing possible assistance to drought-stricken farmers.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The bottom line, ultimately, seems to be heartening.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eyes On Turkey] Reference

There is only one heartening aspect to this sad story.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death of a Tiger] Reference

Fair enough: it's heartening to see a good man doing well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Conundrum In The Classroom] Reference

On this front, the signs from Bush's second term are heartening.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Bush Got Right] Reference

It's heartening to see creativity spreading outward around the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [How To Build A Creative City] Reference

This isn't to say there haven't been a few heartening successes in recent years.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to Save Democracy] Reference

It was very heartening, this message from a writer I had very much admired all my life.    From Wordnik.com.  [By the 'Blog's Early Light'] Reference

For Kenney and van Pelt, the new safety systems and culture of openness are heartening.    From Wordnik.com.  [Case Study: Facing Up To Mistakes] Reference

Whatever the outcome, it would be heartening if Gregory finally found his "place to be.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Irreconcilable Differences] Reference

But the fact that Ferber now accepts, if not embraces, bed sharing is heartening to many.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Little One Said 'Roll Over'] Reference

Miles is lucky: many L.A. schools have no nurse. 2: 00: At last, something more heartening.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Day On The Concrete Battlefield] Reference

Yet this disheartening evidence of clashing cultures conceals a far more heartening reality.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Problem With the Veil] Reference

Since fewer therapies are effective against estrogen-negative cancers, that's heartening news.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health for Life M.D.: Breast Cancer] Reference

By doing his bit, Plattner has become the poster boy for one of Germany's most heartening trends.    From Wordnik.com.  [Philanthropy: A Man and His Money] Reference

It's too early to break out the bubbly, but for now the answer seems to be a heartening "" no. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Pop Quiz For Wall Street] Reference

(It's heartening to see that not all special-effects guys have been doting on mayhem and meteors.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Near-Death Experience] Reference

Nevertheless, trade liberalization has been heartening evidence of social learning by the nations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinton Feels His Own Pain] Reference

It is heartening to see men asking to be given more care-giving responsibility for their children.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why I Think I'm Still Right] Reference

It is heartening to hear of a group of wealthy individuals who are grateful for their good fortune and want to share it.    From Wordnik.com.  [It will take more than Bill Gates to save the world] Reference