Spanish colonists forced the Chamorros to be concentrated on Guam to encourage assimilation and conversion to Christianity.

"The time has come to reverse direction by returning to public conversions and doing all the other things that encourage conversion in our synagogues," he said.

In other cases, local taxes were imposed on nonmuslims specifically to encourage conversion.

The Yalain leadership encouraged Christian conversion as a means of maintaining peace with the occupying Spanish forces.

Evidence from Bede suggests that, although Æthelberht encouraged conversion, he could not compel his subjects to become Christians.

What might be more useful is to encourage - nay, mandate - common standards to encourage conversion of all data (financial, medical and so on) to electronic format.

The Trastamara monarchs encouraged conversion by rewarding new Christians with royal and church offices.

The inducements are intended in part to encourage conversion of old buildings into apartments or to modern offices equipped with the wiring necessary for computers.

Religions that preached the oneness of all men would probably thrive, but those that encouraged violent conversion would not.

Because the official policy during the Tang Dynasty was to encourage conversion to Taoism, the carving of Buddhist statues implied a political risk.