Did I sound confident, Maggie?

Sami was very convincing.

This is not convincing.

That sounds just dandy, Miss Webster.

Fadil wasn't satisfied with the answer.

Sami was very persuasive.

Take him down and book him. That fiction of Mrs. Williams must have been very convincing.

It could be argued so, master.

Guinea), was considered particularly convincing.

So no! not being able to travel to the country is not a good excuse.

I'd say he had a very good reason for hurrying back to camp.

But I have to come up with something convincing for the magistrate.

It must also display a convincing interest in the social and economic advancement of the Haitian people.

Admittedly, a few birds did act strange, but that's no reason to believe that

That is, maybe you have a mind, and everyone else is just a really convincing robot.

The imposition of such standards could become a disguised form of protectionism.

The assertion that the eurozone could be transformed into a United States of Europe is no longer convincing.

President Torrijos (spoke in Spanish) Panama has a clear, unequivocal and compelling commitment to fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals.

The ACVZ believes that severe abuse may in itself constitute a compelling humanitarian reason to grant an independent residence permit.

(b) By persons whose identity has not been conclusively established in accordance with article 12 and who have therefore been refused a voter apos s card

Now, you should hopefully be reasonably convinced that we can do this, that you can change your basis and find a transformation matrix.

We smirk because we believe that synthetic happiness is not of the same quality as what we might call natural happiness.

The Director General may request a staff member, on return from home leave, to furnish satisfactory evidence that this requirement has been met.

I had no clue what she was talking about, but it was convincing enough for me never to draw again until the ninth grade.

We consider that the rapid negotiation and adoption of the Convention is convincing evidence of the commitment by Member States to strengthen the legal and practical protections available to United Nations and associated personnel.

Natural happiness is what we get when we get what we wanted, and synthetic happiness is what we make when we don't get what we wanted.

Although many of them could not identify the particular peacekeepers involved, their reports of regular sexual contact were detailed and convincing.

Biochemist Gregory Petsko makes a convincing argument that, in the next 50 years, we'll see an epidemic of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, as the world population ages. His solution more research into the brain and its functions.

D. S. further told her that, despite the mask, he had recognized Lloyd Grant, who, when asked what they were doing on the M. apos s premises, ran away.

The complainant offers no convincing explanation of why her certain risk of torture, inter alia because of her familiarity with intelligence of vital importance to the security of the Spanish State, did not lead to immediate action against her.

She needs to be educated so that she can make an informed decision, and then be given the right by her family, community and governmental laws to follow her own convictions.

However, the reaching of an agreement on a comprehensive and durable cease fire would be a convincing proof that all sides to the conflict are oriented towards lasting and just peace and a political solution to the crisis in the former Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Markets learn from a current crisis which principles will be applied in the next one. And letting them learn is precisely what the fight against moral hazard is about.

They are of the view that the report does not convincingly show that a single procurement facility could offer increased efficiency and effectiveness in view of the different mandates, diversity and range of products procured as well as the differences in needs among the organizations of the system.

She noted in her letter that since the workers were leaving Israel in order to return to their homes, security was an implausible explanation for the searches. (Jerusalem Post, 17 November 1993)

The Secretary General's report correctly points out that, while the MDGs provide a compelling platform for mobilizing the international community, there is a broader development agenda that needs to be advanced, particularly in trade, finance and monetary affairs and the transfer of technology.

That approach would in no way affect the independence and autonomy of the tribunal and, in that regard, the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provided a good example for the election of judges, their status, the automatic acceptance of the Court apos s Statute by all Members of the United Nations, and the modalities for instituting proceedings.

The fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations must, in our view, become a compelling reaffirmation of the important role of the Organization in the life of the international community and the dedication of States Members of the United Nations to the full application of the purposes and principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter 50 years ago.

The commentary to principle 2, paragraph (a), was not convincing. Firstly, although the commentary referred to the general pronouncements on future damage in the Trail Smelter case, it did not mention that the arbitral tribunal had awarded compensation with regard to cleared land and uncleared land without taking such a threshold into account. Secondly, the commentary stated that the Lake Lanoux award dealt only with serious injury.