It's hard to persuade Jonathan.

Tom tried his hardest to persuade Mary.

I tried in vain to persuade them.

But it will be much more difficult to persuade China that it should stand down.

Failing to persuade him, they decamped to mainland China.

Good econometric studies examine secondary effects to persuade readers that the main effect is what it is.

And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,

I managed to persuade my cousin into accepting my plan.

Naked self interest should persuade the advanced countries as well.

That will not change until a new consciousness emerges worldwide to persuade states to support binding international law.

The panel s findings should help to persuade them to do so.

We were told to persuade them to enter the Provisional Institutions.

Efforts had also been made to persuade Parliament to strengthen the Act.

No one may compel or persuade a woman to undergo artificial insemination.

Scipio managed to persuade the senators that his plan was the perfect way to force the Carthaginians out of Italy.

The new prime minister will need to persuade Germany, financial markets, and the European Council that Italy is a reliable partner.

South Korea is trying to persuade the North to make this strategic decision.

Her testimony helped persuade Congress to commit more development aid to maternal health.

I tried to persuade my mother to permit my circumcision, but she refused.

Second, a fudged set of financial stress tests sought to persuade markets that European banks needed only 3.5 billion in fresh capital.

My Tea Party lunchmate and I came up with these don't persuade, defend or interrupt.

Indeed, official rhetoric has turned once again to trying to persuade markets to ignore reality.

Austria tried to persuade the Italian government to accept Venetia in exchange for non intervention.

The term Cyber Monday was created by marketing companies to persuade people to shop online.

And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

Efforts to persuade UDPS leaders to join the electoral process have thus far been unsuccessful.

For its part, Europe needs to mount a charm offensive to persuade Putin and Medvedev that Russia s real interest is in improving bilateral relations.

Romania's most vicious anti Semitic and ultra nationalist politician, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, is trying hard to persuade people that he has changed his ways.

But much more than that can and should be done to persuade young men and women not to become terrorists in the first place.

Nothing less will persuade investors to go near debt issues from the eurozone s fiscally challenged members.

In the Middle East, it needs to persuade Iran to hold in check the military elements of the nuclear program that Russia has made possible.

To delay negotiations until Palestinian democracy matured would only persuade Palestinians that diplomacy was a ruse and give many a reason to turn to violence.

Should Mousavi persuade Khamenei to reconsider his position, the Supreme Leader s hold on power will be shaken.

The challenge for Egyptian leaders is to persuade Hamas to settle on lesser terms without further fighting.

Some degree of investment will add to demand, which may persuade others to invest a virtuous circle.

In long conversations on Facebook I tried to persuade him to leave Aleppo and come to Turkey.

If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.

And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

Finally, explicit international expressions of support for a settlement would help to persuade the leaders of both communities that success would bring proper recognition and reward.

Even banishing skepticism and assuming that Hollande could over time persuade his supporters to embrace competitiveness boosting policies, the eurozone crisis is denying France the time that such gradualism requires.

Russia will certainly continue its diplomatic efforts to persuade the world that negotiations are the only way to solve the problem, and that it cannot be solved outside the UN.

Another factor is the spread of ideologies, both secular and religious, that encourage us to care for distant others, that persuade us to expand our kindness beyond our immediate circle.

And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

There is also criticism that Brussels still has not done enough to persuade or even force EU governments to open up their military procurement to one another.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.