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Rogge said he had been "heartened" that major governments were "almost unanimously" against a boycott.

he found the courage to meet his wife's eyes again, heartened by the small smile forming on her face.

Obama's first NATO summit, and he made clear he was heartened by the reception he received from the other leaders at the table.

He said he was heartened by the progress the countries are making on the matter.

Generations of children have been heartened by the thought that this Nobel Prize winner did badly at school, but they're sadly mistaken.

Winning over other applicants in two rounds of interview, Dominic was heartened that he was selected as one of the Scholarship recipients.

If they compared themselves instead with America and Europe, they might feel heartened enough to make some of the tough choices needed.

Those who still support him will only be heartened by his defiance, and legislative gridlock makes the Democrats seem incompetent.

Advocates of reform were heartened by Barack Obama's choice for the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Mr Callahan says he is heartened by an increase in the sales of hunting and fishing licences, and by women's growing enthusiasm for hunting.

She said she's been heartened enough by the results to try more ideas.

In other words, the Fed was heartened that investors were moving out of the safe haven of Treasurys and into riskier investments.

Bring forth the Light within yourself, and with each righteous swing you shall be heartened.

I have spoken with a number of our top players and was really heartened by the response.

But all were quickly heartened by the sacrifices most employees were willing to endure for the sake of the hospital overall.

He adds he is heartened to learned that the U. S. Congress is looking at other possible options.

Weak and ailing people were heartened and healed by his presence.

Most, like American Catherine Farnsworth, say they were heartened by the kids' resilience and spirit.

Thousands of people on and off Wall Street follow Mr. Buffett's moves, so his decision to invest in Goldman immediately heartened investors.

Western officials said they were heartened by Russia's response to the news of Iran's plans.

Astrobiologists are also heartened by the recent explosion of new planets discovered outside our solar system.

He denies any wrongdoing, and will doubtless have been heartened by what little emerged at today's hearing.

We are heartened to note that further dialogue sessions are planned to be held later this year.

Some opposition supporters were heartened by the turnout on Thursday.

Soon I was heartened by the arrest of Mohamed Rashed, an al Qaeda operative who was a suspect in the Kenyan embassy bombing.

She was heartened by the news.

Critics to his left were heartened to know that some terrorism suspects will be tried on criminal charges in ordinary federal courts.

They are heartened when they learn of the fortune paid for one of the shacks under the flight path.

However, Mr. Wyss says consumers will be heartened that food prices are starting to come down.

I was also heartened to come across truly inspiring red wines from two new wineries.

On the other, I was heartened by the warmth that people from so many other states felt for the senator from mine.

We were heartened by the news he told us.

Already I've been tremendously heartened at the response of all our partners.

He will have been heartened by what little emerged at the first hearing.

The report by Sino-Forest heartened some investors.

Feeling very heartened by the new year's new shoots.

This alone heartened Egypt's opposition.

We are much heartened by the latest developments.

However, we are heartened by early positive signs, such as the levelling of delinquencies among our credit card customers.

We're heartened by United losing their last two games.

"I have never met Ann Coulter, " he said, but added that he was heartened that the friend who spotted the error could fix it then and there.

He was heartened by her kindness.

Whenever I see, hear "past" past, they always heartened by it!

He was heartened by the good test results.

Yet whether households are heartened by that is questionable.

By and large, they should probably be heartened by it, and not only because it tells them a great deal about how their economies work.

I am a guest living and working here in China and feel most heartened by this statement of solidarity with the OccupyWallStreet movement.

We can become down heartened.

After a run of feeble stock market debuts, Hong Kong investors were heartened by Wynn Macau's first steps as a public company yesterday.