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He recalls persuading one Chinese visitor to take a lesson, only to have her ask if she could take her sun umbrella with her.

He decided to talk to his teacher with the hope of persuading her to give him a higher grade.

He went on hunger strike for her, at last persuading the authorities to let her go abroad for medical treatment.

He said the US was having trouble persuading some countries to accept detainees.

He was just as bold with Volkswagen, persuading the carmaker to run ads featuring a very realistic crash in which no one was hurt.

Thank you for persuading me that I was better than I suspected.

That seems to be persuading even Harry Potter to look more closely at digital distribution.

I talked with him for hours, without persuading him to give up the idea of going abroad.

Their strategy depends on the troika persuading banks to agree to what is called a "haircut" in the value of their holdings of such bonds.

In the video Jassim said she had to talk to one elderly woman several times before persuading her to blow herself up at a bus station.

The only apparent difference is that they seem to have mastered the art of persuading others to give them what they want.

It never occured to me that you could succeed in persuading him change his mind.

He knew that persuading drinkers to choose a specific liquor is all about marketing and a great story.

And my heart has always been persuading me; for fear that you'll give up suddenly.

He'll remind you of my past life, and may even credit me with some new treachery invented for the purpose of persuading you to give me up.

I had the greatest difficulty in persuading her to give her strange idea.

Those ideas concern the existing users of tobacco; another three are aimed at persuading people not to light up in the first place.

Ronald Reagan devoted a great deal of energy to persuading people that he was not a trigger-happy ideologue.

Do not envisage that you will have an easy task persuading those who are affected or unaffected by the events, of the truth.

My wife and I spent almost two hours in persuading and explaining to my daughter why we were so strict with her.

Instead, they expected to begin talks aimed at persuading China not to veto a strong condemnation of North Korea at the security council.

As the items on your agenda show, persuading people to adopt healthy behaviours is one of the biggest challenges in public health.

The key to any purchase, however, would be persuading the presiding Schindler family to do a deal.

Yes, some tax rises may be necessary, if only out of the political necessity of persuading the electorate that the burden is being shared.

So far, none are known to have symptoms, but the officials said they were 'persuading them to take quarantine measures.

Some auction houses have exploited its immaturity by persuading designers and their galleries to put their own work up for sale.

Most parts of our life are persuading of happiness, and only a little part's called happiness.

Persuading people to switch their phones off altogether when they get behind the wheel might be the only answer.

Why not try persuading your economist friends to linger for a few hours after your meal, just for the joy of consuming a free service?

Persuading nearly 200 countries to agree such a deal would be a challenge in good times.

Washington has not even dared to think about voluntary export restraints and has had little success persuading Beijing to revalue the yuan.

Persuading Facebook or Twitter to set up an office in London will create jobs.

Advertising, known as a common paid media like print or broadcast, is aiming at informing, persuading or reminding buyers.

But he really wants to assist this elder brother ties and still keeps persuading Louis Si to let the son Jin try and see.

One of the main difficulties for companies has been persuading manufacturers to incorporate charging modules into their devices.

I am not a critic but a good friend to the position of persuading you to reconsider your decision.

Intercultural Communication Practices: Listening, Writing, Presenting, Persuading, Negotiating, etc.

Our hardest task continues to be persuading men to confront the fact that their waistbands have risen.

Once you find the right developers, persuading them that the query should be fixed can be frustrating and time-consuming.

But persuading the centre to shift is just a first step to effecting change.

coming and persuading the Mother, Mary, when there was the arrest, to come to Jerusalem.

It was here, legend has it, that Tom Daschle spent a five-hour dinner persuading Barack Obama to run for the US presidency.

The government may be able to avoid the mess by persuading long-term creditors to swap their debt for equity, at a loss.

The very nature of directness suggests an intimacy and reassurance that is critical to persuading each side that the other is serious.

But persuading neophytes to eat it has never been easy.

One of the most powerful is Kemaleddin Heydarov, minister of emergencies with a flair for persuading pop stars to sing his compositions.

(42)She has made several attempts to get away, but we succeeded in persuading her to stay.

The weakness of the two front-runners is persuading many Republicans to turn to Mr Huckabee.

Public diplomacy performs this mission in a particular way: by understanding, informing, engaging, and persuading foreign publics.

Such a law is critical to persuading the world that the US is serious about acting on climate change.

The publicity blitz is aimed at persuading Americans that government help will get them out of their economic mess.

He struggled to raise his only son, Christopher Gardner, by constantly persuading doctors and selling the poor white boxes.

In the past, project managers had to spend a great deal of time and effort persuading busy Microsoftees to help them with this boring task.

But, he adds, at least he won't have to feel bad about persuading people to buy "second rate" cars he doesn't believe in any more.

But first the bank's customers may take some persuading.

e. g. Persuading such a person to join us is a waste of time. It is a waste of time persuading such a person to join us.

Two years ago Brian Christian landed the task of persuading these judges he was not a computer.

John was influential in persuading the producers to put money into the film.

Persuading terrified refugees to go home may require a peacekeeping force, organised either in the region or by the UN.

Once people have committed to a purchase, persuading them to buy more becomes easier as one foot is already in the door.

What do you see as the main obstacle in persuading African countries to support science, particularly interdisciplinary science?

Officials have been claiming a spectacular success, but persuading citizens to share their joy is proving another matter.

Persuading China to change its currency policy would be a worthy goal for a new Bretton Woods conference.

I would do it by persuading people to invite me [to lecture]. . . otherwise sometimes I would do it on family holidays.

Persuading state departments to publish non-personal public data necessitates a significant change in attitude.

Persuading individuals living in police states to hand over classified information demands considerable powers of persuasion.

There is evidence, however, that Castro is persuading at least some black market operators to play by the rules and pay taxes.

She worked her way from kitchen to parlor, persuading herself she was only putting the rooms to right to give herself something to do.

Thereafter, no amount of persuading could bring him to sit with pen and paper.

And being unaware, they are usually the ones being persuaded to help others rather than the ones who are doing the persuading.

appeals: appealing to higher management for assistance or persuading others that the request is approved by upper management.

If his own country set a better example, there might be more chance of persuading them.

With the monkey's persuading words, the cat literally drooled in anticipation, and he eventually agreed.

Still, even persuading people to wear heart monitors was no easy feat.

Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what one does not believe oneself.

Goldman has just completed a review of its business practices aimed at persuading investors and clients of its worth.

Facebook has made big advances in the last year in persuading advertisers to see social networks as a place to promote their wares.

15 is trying persuading your customer of the fetters that neck and shoulder all do not ask to accept clothes in the process of hairdressing.

Our team spends a lot more time persuading the CEO to do things we believe to be the right way.

America and Japan share an obvious interest in persuading Kim Jong Il not to lob missiles in their direction.

There is no point in persuading him Once he has made up his mind, nothing can change it.

S. who need help persuading their schools to let them skip a grade or who want to meet other kids like them.

Turkey intends to balance this situation by persuading Moscow to provide the necessary financial source to the project.

Persuading voters that MPs are not so bad is a task that MPs themselves may be better placed to undertake.

You assured me of persuading the board of director to develop this project.

At last they succeeded in persuading him to go home.

Both issues face formidable challenges in persuading political leaders and the public of the urgent need to take action.

Georg Matthias Bose's party trick involved electrifying ladies then persuading unsuspecting gentlemen to kiss them.

I had an awful job persuading him to come.

There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as religion, by persuading others we convince. --Julius, Unidentified letter writer.

There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as religion, by persuading others we convince. --Julius, Unidentified letter writer.

Candidates in presidential debates have the goal of persuading audience voting for the candidates.

There is no persuading him to go there.

And when the two groups met, he mediated, sometimes persuading his criminal friends to give his Catholic friends their watches back.

I think his main accomplishment will go down as persuading them that they had to deal with Greece before it was too late.

She had a difficult time persuading him to accept the job.

Six-party talks aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme have not taken place for nearly three years.

Persuading the world to eat less meat looks like a tough task. In country after country, as people become wealthier they eat more meat.

The irony is that energy security was key in persuading the east Europeans to sign up to the climate-change package in March 2007.

Six-party talks supposedly aimed at persuading Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons programme have stalled.

Capital ratios that penalise risky activities could make them less profitable, persuading banks to ditch them.

Particularly useful for informing, explaining and persuading.

Last week, the Government published online information and leaflets aimed at persuading pregnant women to have the vaccine.

But, in fact, he often has difficulties persuading himself to go.

It may refer to an escapist mentality of persuading oneself to halt at limited gains.

China's strategy includes persuading migrants to settle in Russia, marry local women and steal or co-opt local businesses.

The old count began irresolutely persuading and entreating Nikolay to give up his intention.

I've succeeded in persuading our export manager to agree to a reduction of ten percent.

The doctors were having a hard time persuading him to lie down.

This includes skills in negotiating, persuading and influencing to sell a new initiative, a decision or agreement.

Persuading wild animals to do what you wanted them to wasn't much easier.

Flexible, strong capacity of persuading, educating and organizing.

How? By persuading Third World governments to create new self-governing cities exempt from most existing laws.

He saw this as a first step to persuading the provinces to back more radical change.

Raising private capital or persuading other owners of preferred shares, about $30bn worth, to convert into common eases the strain.

That could mean persuading them to try Bikram yoga, donate to the Sierra Club or share a recipe for apple pie.

I have tried persuading him to give up this plan, but I fail.

Desire, it's an emotion designed to lead us astray. Persuading those who crave love to make foolish choices.

It also introduced risk-sharing, by persuading customers and suppliers to offer some money upfront.

We had trouble persuading him to come with us .

were you successful in persuading him to change his mind.

Among this year's failures, Asean made no headway in persuading Burma to end the junta's egregious human rights abuses.

ambulance chaser : a lawyer who obtains clients by persuading accident victims to sue for damages.

Persuading teachers without the usual inducement of higher pay will be a tall order.

Or persuading legislators to line their highways with bamboo for carbon mitigation?

In some cases, persuading the public to seek vaccination has become even more problematic than during the pandemic.

by directing the guests what to do as well as persuading hotels to install some security facilities.

Persuading the public to accept the risks of nuclear energy will, however, not be easy.

really appreciate your persuading your management.

It is a waste of time persuading such a person to join us.

Persuading governments and citizens of the problem is just the first step, though.

Persuading Beijing to rethink the political and military strategy it is pursuing in the Western Pacific would also help.

Selling: the act of persuading a customer to buy goods; as opposed to a slick fraud perpetuated on a gullible public by conmen.

Give me some examples of different approaches you have used when persuading someone to cooperate with you.

I had the greatest difficulty in persuading her.

I had the greatest difficulty in persuading him.

I was thinking of persuading him to follow my advice.

Craig Bellamy is the latest example and manager Gianfranco Zola didn't even need that much persuading to offload the troublemaker.

"I never thought I'd see the day when you'd be persuading us to break rules, " said Ron.

Persuading someone to follow you may give you an immediate boost of satisfaction, but it doesn't last.

I had the great difficulty in persuading her.

Persuading people to uproot themselves can be a battle.

Persuading China to take a lead will be a challenge.

The problem the manager faces is persuading Bridge that it is the right move for him.

Persuading people to embrace a tablet that's not an Apple iPad compels rivals to come at buyers from a different angle.

There has been "good" progress in persuading locals, mostly people engaged in nonagricultural activities, to give up land, she says.

Clarity is crucial to persuading our fellowman of the moral superiority of personal liberty.

From his first contact with people, Satan has been lying to them and persuading them to live in falsehood rather than in truth.

Persuading people to make sacrifices in the short term, however, will require more political leadership yet.

I would really appreciate your persuading your management.

Persuading people to adopt new practices and behaviours requires continuing effort.

But Gates faces a high hurdle in persuading Japan to embrace such requests wholeheartedly.

The governments of these countries have an important role to play in introducing standards, and in persuading firms to comply with them.

Tony cites that the drug houses spent 16 Billion persuading doctors to prescribe their drugs.

No one ever said persuading the world's largest goods exporter to change its strategy would be easy.

At first, the government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave Rio and to settle in Brasilia.

at first, the government had great difficulty in persuading people to leave here and to settle in the north .

For example, you might be good at persuading, directing, interviewing, listening, teaching or informing.

Our artistic director was instrumentalin persuading the orchestra to come and play for us.

The information is published in a series of striking graphics, persuading the government to improve conditions.

The difficulty is persuading those cells to form something that resembles real meat.

Persuading those who crave love to make foolish choices.

Persuading those who crave love make foolish choices.

Students will not take much persuading.

That makes sense to me because the torque is persuading the angular momentum to follow it.

I am very good at persuading others to see thing my way .

Washington and Baghdad have a common interest in persuading the Syrian regime to abandon its support of terror groups.

85i would really appreciate your persuading your management.

Packing is the silent but persuading salesman.

Meanwhile, high grain prices are persuading people to clear forests to plant more maize.

Jack subsequently went nuts persuading the government to terminate his disability checks.

There is, however, a common theme: I spend most of my time persuading people.

But I will work hard to keep persuading friends.

Right, you have a way of persuading me to agree to your terms.

Mr Cameron has much more persuading to do.

They are persuading them to sell their gold at a discount to the spot rate .

Better roads and railways are seen as crucial to persuading firms to invest outside the capital.

The owner will sometimes use chopsticks to guests of the bowl Jiacai, using various means persuading more Chicai guests, and more drinking.

Last week the Government published online information and leaflets aimed at persuading pregnant women to accept the injection.

Persuading the world to eat less meat looks like a tough task.

85 i would really appreciate your persuading your management.

But we're not going to rid the world of unnecessary e-mails by training and persuading people to use it sparingly.

She was influential in persuading the government to make the new law.

You have not other medium for telling us your thoughts----for convincing us, persuading us , giving us orders.

Many people with fibromyalgia have trouble persuading doctors that their pain is real.

That's the final and necessary step in persuading and motivating us to take action.

So instead I scrounge the odd game here and there, occasionally persuading a friend to take out the pieces.

But by persuading her party that they can hope for "more Europe" , she has won room for manoeuvre to be more flexible in the current crisis.

There is no good persuading him.

Persuading them to change will take time. Yet for many business schools, time may be running out.

Persuading is by asking, not by saying.

Persuading people to trade in old cars for new seems like progress.

Trust is a critical component to persuading a potential employer that you should get the job.

This man, " they charged, " is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.

However, she could not say if any progress had been made in persuading the Chinese to back UN action.

Persuading wealthy Chinese consumers to buy luxury cars from Geely could prove a tall order.

You should get you idea across before persuading others.

In other news, Glasgow has been persuading companies such as JP Morgan to move jobs away from London.

This is persuading them to seek natural and safe food and to adopt once again the traditional Japanese cuisine.

Goaded on by Nixon, I was concerned with persuading Faisal to lift or ease the embargo.

Don't feel discouraged even if you should fail in persuading him.

Persuading a child to eat is easier said than done!

In the vain hope of persuading him.

That puts pressure on Mr Paulson to show results soon by persuading China to change its policies.

The industry faces a big hurdle in persuading consumers who are satisfied with their current DVD players to switch.

So the torque is persuading the spin angular momentum to change.

For example, persuading countries to open air space to allow more direct routes has saved $16 billion on fuel.

How to go persuading a person that there is suicidal idea?

By persuading vested interests to change.

Recently, the government has been persuading people to provide food to African.

I'm afraid we'll have a hard time persuading our users to accept the new products.

He does not pay attention to anybody. You are wasting your time in persuading him.

And it helped when it came to persuading parents to apply for the school.

Meanwhile, the government isn't doing very well at persuading critics in the scientific community that X-ray scanners are safe.

I am good at persuading people to my point of view.

TangWanJun in order to win the MoYouMing "s favor, persuading the group" s President, father tian ren will MoYouMing appointed consultants.

Don't expect to change a person's thought by persuading him, but by leading him!

Union leaders responded by persuading some 15, 000 employees to down tools on May 14th and 15th.

Are you aware of the difficulty in persuading her?

"Happy is he who is always contented. " It may refer to an escapist mentality of persuading oneself to halt at limited gains.

If Eddy is successful in persuading the bank to adjust their terms concerning the overdraft facility and the custodian fees,

We will therefore continue with our efforts in persuading our trading partners to consider having a DTA with Hong Kong.

Fang xiaogang was influential in persuading the producers to put money into the film

With excellent communication and persuading capability, with super teamwork and responsibility senses, can bear heavy working pressure;

Persuading women to have fewer babies would help in some places. But it is no answer to scarce resources

Yes. I've succeeded in persuading our export manager to agree to a reduction of ten percent. He

Influential in persuading the president to take action

They have not given up hope of persuading the new voters who helped to elect Mr Obama in 2008 to turn out again;

Superficial discussions on the principle and method of persuading others in the ideological work

The Analysis of Advertisement Persuading Mechanism

When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had finally been completed,

Cultural Intension of "Persuading Hundreds while Satirizing one" in Han Da Fu

I had trouble in persuading him to change his mind

Learn to write letters or short articles giving one's opinion on some issues or persuading sb to do sth

Propagada is the art of persuading others of what one does not beliver oneself. A. Eban, Israel diplmat

Persuading a large organization to focus on search

On the Persuading Thought in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period

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Zhong zhentao: Persuading you by telling how to be a person

But the real test of recovery will be persuading private investors to part with their money

How to raise your persuading ability

Persuading a buyer to buy before a price increase