In all, the fact that people are still spending money on the care of their pets is a very encouraging sign for veterinarians and pet product retailers. (veterinarypracticenews.com)
It's obviously a very encouraging sign for the film's box office potential. (pastemagazine.com)
Consumer spending showed encouraging signs of improvement during the fourth quarter, with 2009 holiday sales rising by 2.3 % over the depressed levels of the same period a year ago. (nreionline.com)