Indeed, the CIO would illustrate the power of information s power by using it , rather than legal power, to persuade people to do the right thing.

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

It's hard to persuade Jonathan.

Far from opposing absolutist power as an impediment to religious democracy, they tried to persuade the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, of the value of reform.

To the extent that more than persuasion is required, that would be up to the president head of government . Indeed, the CIO would illustrate the power of information s power by using it , rather than legal power, to persuade people to do the right thing.

Tom tried his hardest to persuade Mary.

I tried in vain to persuade them.

Failing to persuade him, they decamped to mainland China.

Of the five men appointed to lead the mission to persuade Gbagbo to step down, only two Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and South Africa's Jacob Zuma can claim to have come to power democratically.

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

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

I managed to persuade my cousin into accepting my plan.

This naturally robs them of the moral authority to persuade others not to acquire nuclear weapons, which continue to be perceived as a source of power and influence, and an insurance policy against attack.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Naked self interest should persuade the advanced countries as well.

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

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

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

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.

The first purpose is, of course, to persuade the country in question to come around to others views.

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

If Syria in turn accepts Lebanon s sovereignty, and if it helps force Hezbollah into becoming a political force shorn of its military power, Israel and America ought to persuade Lebanon s government to accept that Syria and Lebanon need to consult each other in security matters.

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

In fact, Serbia s government is already trying to persuade the West to postpone a decision until mid 2007.

American diplomats are never going to persuade the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran s energy exports.

They may be applied to signal concern over import surges and to persuade trading partners to reduce export growth.

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

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

In 1857, English nurse Florence Nightingale used information graphics to persuade Queen Victoria to improve conditions in military hospitals.

They replied , We shall try to persuade his father to send him with us . We shall do our utmost !

They replied , We shall try to persuade his father to send him with us . We shall do our utmost !

Police had, in fact, closed them to try to persuade the spectators to calm down and go back to their seats.

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

Russia has tried for years to get away from Cold War thinking and to persuade our partners to drop their stereotypes.

American efforts to persuade China to play a greater role in regional security arrangements may be strengthened, and China s awareness of the vulnerability of its supply routes to US naval disruption in the unlikely event of conflict could also have a subtle effect on each side s bargaining power.

Germany s European partners, especially France, must persuade it to re engage with Europe and assume responsibility for European integration.