Persuading

You should enjoy your success in persuading others by use of reason. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Unfortunately, the Republicans have succeeded in persuading a large enough portion of the American public that if the patient had been left entirely alone, he would be in perfect health today. ❋ Jonathan Tasini (2010)

Of course, anyone familiar with this "case" will know that Vinnie succeeded in persuading the jury that the young men were innocent after calling his girl friend, Mona Lisa Vito, to the stand as an expert witness. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Focusing on one point throughout a post instead of trying to make many points can be much more effective in persuading the reader. ❋ Unknown (2009)

U.S. negotiators don't seem to have succeeded in persuading other countries to leave patent-rights disputes out of this deal. ❋ Rob Pegoraro (2010)

Charlie Whelan, who is standing down as Unite's political director, has talked about the role he played in persuading some MPs to switch their second preference votes to Miliband. ❋ Andrew Sparrow (2010)

The Bloomberg administration's effort to rollback pension benefits comes as other cities and states have had recent success in persuading public-sector unions to take pension cuts to shore up the retirement system. ❋ Michael Howard Saul (2010)

Ed Miliband played a role in persuading his brother not to walk out on Gordon Brown and instead show loyalty. ❋ Patrick Wintour (2010)

And surely it played a key role in persuading Republicans to stiffen their spines and hold the line against Dem policies. ❋ Greg Sargent (2010)

"Furthermore, if the administration is successful in persuading Congress to eliminate (the policy), this case and controversy will become moot." ❋ AP (2010)

"The pro-GM lobby has done a fantastic job in persuading the media and politicians that even the most modest GM-scepticism is tantamount to extreme science-hating emotionalism," Jonathon Porritt has written. ❋ Lucy Siegle (2010)

The military has been concerned about school nutrition for years and was instrumental in persuading Congress to pass the original National School Lunch Act in 1946, Barnett says. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He said the IMF needed to play a more active role in persuading countries to float their currencies. ❋ Ian Talley (2010)

Nor were most of the officials aware that the former military psychologist who played a central role in persuading C.I.A. officials to use the harsh methods had never conducted a real interrogation, or that the Justice Department lawyer most responsible for declaring the methods legal had idiosyncratic ideas that even the Bush Justice Department would later renounce. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the anti-early-decision crusade succeeds in persuading most colleges to drop early decision, I expect that soon afterward we will be reading stories about the agony for high schools students of the waiting list process. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They could also begin persuading the public — and maybe even themselves — of the virtues of an alternative system based on market principles and more consumer choice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sally Russell, co-founder of the Netmums social networking site, said: There will be some resistance and difficulty in persuading some women of the need for it. ❋ Denis Campbell (2010)

But Kagan will probably do an excellent job in persuading her colleagues to the extent that it is possible. ❋ Unknown (2010)