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Well, he convinced me and actually I was ready to get off the train with him after talking to him a short while.

At least one commenter was convinced the company would be OK.

Of their personal charms he had not required a second interview to be convinced.

He talked to her more, and from all that she said, was convinced of her having an affectionate heart.

When people first saw his paintings they were convinced they were looking through a hole in the wall at a real scene.

Convinced that this was no accident, Maxwell went on to suggest that light is, in fact, an electromagnetic wave.

However, I'm convinced that this issue will soon be discussed among all the teams and with every driver.

I have always been convinced that if a woman once made up her mind to marry a man nothing but instant flight could save him.

Parliamentarian Mabel Rebello, one of the new members, is not convinced that this time will be all that much different.

If he was convinced to the value of a particular maxim he would adhere to it without exception.

was convinced I was no longer interested in hearing him tell of his adventures during the long weeks when he was far away from the house.

Some argue that the market has learned its lesson, although even the bankers do not sound all that convinced.

But he said he came away convinced that there was no particular government policy and that decisions were made on a 'case by case' basis.

Convinced that this was what he was writing - - - and that he was living on borrowed time to do it - - - Mozart worked feverishly .

I even thought about refusing the project but my wife convinced me to by saying, 'If the story's interesting, isn't that all that matters?

Mr Maskey said the new chief constable had convinced him that he would be "very sensitive on how to police in a diverse society" .

It seemed that all the declarations, true or boastful, of German might have by no means convinced the Japanese envoy.

I'm already convinced of that. Well, I'd like to see our manufacturing operation now, if I could.

However, he was convinced that people have been able to eat cooked food, to see the lights of the acts of justice.

Your answer has convinced me more than I could have expected. There is no more doubt in the dharma as far as a worldling is concerned.

The spectacle of her suffering convinced him that he had been a brute, yet in the soul of him he could not see how nor why.

The poor woman must have had a long lost son, for soon she was convinced this must be he.

As a candidate, Mr Obama convinced the most idealistic Christian progressives that he was one of them.

Over the last couple of years, however, I have revised my views and I have become convinced of the case for a mandatory separation.

Several weeks ago Erin and I had a long discussion about adding a politics forum, and she convinced me that it was worth considering.

'To be honest, I've never been convinced that there was such a person as Osama bin Laden, ' said Osama al-Obeid, a Saudi banker.

When he had convinced himself that there was no honey in the cupboards, he began to walk down the passage.

For the typical trader, the only way out of this psychological dilemma is to ignore the risk and remain convinced that the trade is right.

For a few days this August, much of the news media in the West became convinced that we were headed back to the 1800s, medically speaking.

and so, although icily sardonic in conversation and convinced he would be a "superlative" writer, he never made the Ivy League.

Usually, they are beginning to see some of the benefits even if they are not completely convinced.

If you were unable to make an adequate defense, or weren't truly convinced of your claim, it soon became obvious.

Jim convinced me to switch my current plans and come out to Tribewanted's island, Vorovoro, for just a week, promising me I would love it.

When Wendy started selling 100 hats a week, she convinced her husband to quit his job as a full-time truck driver and work for her.

I'm already convinced of that, from the reports I've seen. Well, I'd like to see our manufacturing operation now, if I could.

"You could not have convinced me that I would ever have done this or continued with this, " she said.

It was convinced that the Secretariat would be able to do that perfectly, and did not think that they even needed to check it.

She was convinced that she was gloriously content in her career as a doctor's wife.

For starters, I convinced my boss to let me consult on an hourly basis until they found a replacement.

It was the long accumulation of many small signals that convinced criminals that he could be trusted.

He was the only scientist never convinced that they had it right about their understanding of management and what was wrong.

His mother remains convinced that the carpet factory owner had a hand in his killing.

What he adores, what he is convinced contains the salvation of the world, is, in every sense of the word, The Market.

Sure was I of His efficiency to save what He had made: convinced I grew that neither earth should perish, nor one of the souls it treasured.

A man estranged from his wife is convinced that he has a live serpent inside him which perpetual gnaws at him.

I might have been incredulous had I not been accustomed to such responses, for long AGE I became convinced that the seeing see little.

Machulis convinced Adafruit to purchase the device and publish the results online, but that process took the better part of a week.

And therefore You knew what I would need to hear - from Your Word - to be convinced of Your love for me.

Convinced that her mother loves her less than she does Milton because her father was white, Edna lashes out at everyone around her.

It is a fine theory that would seem worth putting to the electoral test. But Mr Abhisit and his backers do not seem convinced.

I wasn't fully convinced of that myself but figured it was just one summer. Next year would be my little brother's turn.

I might have been incredulous had I not been accustomed to such response, for long ago I became convinced that the seeing see little.

While you think about it, let me tell you why I'm convinced the China sell off could continue.

'I became more convinced that God sent me to Yeonpyeong Island for this reason, ' he said.

His own eight years of work experience unparalleled confidence, convinced that the interview would not have too much trouble.

I became aware of a presence, and I thought it was an enemy soldier because until today I'm convinced I heard feet shuffling on the ground.

Likewise, there was a time around the middle of the last century when the world was briefly convinced 3D was the future of cinema.

It was the failure of these efforts that convinced him a central bank should not try to burst bubbles.

But it was the Regent's behavior at the introductory summit sessions that finally convinced him to take matters into his own hands.

Despite all that, she is convinced things will change for the better and that women's football in Argentina is on the right path.

Even so, Mr Bate says his field work has convinced him that counterfeits kill at least 100, 000 people a year, mostly in the poor world.

Yes, that's right. There was a bit of opposition to the move but we finally convinced everyone it would payoff.

Jefferson listened and was convinced; and deeming it a great discovery, recommended it, with zeal, to all his agricultural friends.

Beggars see I to be looked down upon by others, the in the mind not convinced, ready to find to beautiful wife.

Ferguson seems convinced by his quality and has said he is "miles ahead" of any other English goalkeeper.

But he is not convinced that the phone and cable companies should be allowed to charge for it, as it costs them little to provide.

He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, as much by example as words, that it was my moral obligation to do so and to serve others.

Jackie persuaded Neil to leave work early, although he wasn't convinced it was a good idea.

It's okay if studying prehistoric insects didn't turn out to be as fascinating as you were originally convinced.

Qian was convinced that, as a staunch member of the CPC, his suggestions were all out of consideration for the party.

He feels responsible for her fall into the well, convinced that it would not have happened if he had been there.

There is, though, an irony: the new powers with which Europe must now compete have never been much convinced by the Union's postmodernism.

I almost decided to go back to bed, convinced I must be dreaming.

Given many sort of one of these fair coolingts; I still have not already convinced.

I heard from John that this book is good and he convinced me to vote for it.

Iwas extremely tense by this point. I felt naked and exposed. Whatinsanity had convinced me that coming out here was a good idea?

Tucker declared himself convinced that "bounties cannot be of any national service to a manufacture which ispassed its infancy. "

But the Bank of England remains convinced that inflation will retreat later this year as spare capacity bears down on prices.

The Joker wants to disclose the truth beneath the mask, convinced that this will destroy the social order.

No one was prepared to talk over the phone, all convinced their calls were being monitored.

insistence noun [ U ]: No one was convinced by her insistence that she was not to blame.

Most readers think you need counselling to help you come to terms with what happened, but I'm not at all convinced.

And I'm convinced self-depreciation goes right to the heart of our financial ruts.

Convinced that the letter had been delivered to her by mistake, Ellie put the note on her desk and forgot about it.

He was convinced on the basis of what had by then appeared that there would be a long and a difficult struggle.

One of Zhang Feng's enemies, White Eye, spots A-Da and challenges him to a game as he is also convinced A-Da is Zhang Feng.

For a moment I suspected that he was pulling my leg, but a glance at him convinced me otherwise.

Lisa changed schools because she was convinced that the opportunity and need for her Christian witness were far greater in her new school.

They broke her. I'm convinced. As much as her mother must love her, my cousin is broken. She's lost that spark she had way back from youth.

Then Simpson fell into a crevasse and Yates eventually had no choice but to cut the rope, utterly convinced that his friend was now dead.

Lisa changed schools because she was convinced that the opportunity and need for her Christian witness were far greater in her new school.

They broke her. I'm convinced. As much as her mother must love her, my cousin is broken. She's lost that spark she had way back from youth.

Then Simpson fell into a crevasse and Yates eventually had no choice but to cut the rope, utterly convinced that his friend was now dead.

But it was the game that got the ball rolling, the thing that finally convinced me that fitness is more about attitude than weight.

We are convinced that with such a fine army and with the support of the masses, we can defeat any aggressor.

And I convinced him to let me bring in another architect from Portugal , Alvaro Siza .

When you visit a gym, it's easy to get convinced by a very fit salesperson to sign up right away for a membership.

Not everyone was convinced that Beijing is ready to allow faster appreciation, even in the face of accelerating inflation.

Shandy lay on her side, one eye looking at him. She didn't seem convinced.

Maruja Asis, a sociologist, is not even convinced that spending on education is all that beneficial.

Maruja Asis, a sociologist, is not even convinced that spending on education is all that beneficial.

Many college students choose business nor computing programming as their majors convinced that this professions are where the big money is.

Convinced that the self-employed, no longer engaged in similar acts overstepped the bounds of the matter.

One of my Gemini friends convinced his fiance to elope with him, the day before their marriage.

To this day, I'm convinced that this was all an inside job. . . the front desk clerk asked and knew enough to get the job done!

Whether or not finance ministers are not convinced by such calculations, operators seem to be.

I wasn't convinced that a workshop full of 13 other young writers trying to find their voices was the best place for me to find my voice.

When the even wealthier to-be-groom said no, she convinced her mother to purchase it for her.

He said he became convinced of the need for action after Al Gore, the former US vice- president, visited him at his home.

My undergraduate experience convinced me that I was not smart enough to be a physicist, and that computers were quite neat.

"This year will be a year Japan must endure. But I am convinced that next year there will be positive growth, " he said.

Hopefully, I've convinced you by this point that annotations are not always better than configuration files.

But as I was about to leave without the hat, the shopkeeper convinced me to try another.

If it fits in with his broader agenda - stability - then there is a possibility that he might be convinced to give up his nuclear weapons.

If I was not convinced about his temperament, he would not be here.

What he said convinced me of the truth.

"I am convinced that General James Jones is uniquely suited to be a strong and skilled national security advisor, " he said.

Convinced at last that Dounia would have none of him, Svidrigailov gave her a large sum of money and ended his life with a pistol.

I love teaching, and I am ready to go back to it as soon as I am convinced that this country no longer needs a woman's contribution.

Then a series of setbacks convinced him to stand up to China with a more muscular strategy.

Today I'm even more convinced than I was then that it was the right thing to do.

We have to do a lot more than simply turn up , even the last doubter must be convinced of that by now.

Idris Naim Sahin, the interior minister, seemed convinced of her guilt when he said that Ms Ersanli "had shady relatives. "

Harvard dismissed Fuller, who went to work as a factory worker in Quebec before his mother convinced him to reapply.

Convinced that other people "do not feel like they were raised by wolves" , Sheila sets out to probe the "ugliness" she feels inside.

Convinced he was a devil, his parents tied him up like an unwanted kitten in a gunnysack and threw him down a well.

After the second or third time I griped about a misbehaving router, one of my friends convinced me to try DD-WRT.

Dad was convinced I was on drugs and Mum would break down in tears, pleading with me to eat more.

Show me more of these progressive changes and maybe I'll be convinced that the world's oldest society is ready to be a global leader.

But every once in a while, there was still a patient convinced that he was sick, and he'd come back. And my dad had a third jar of pills.

But he's convinced she was a local because he heard her calling to a female friend shortly before he lost site of her.

During that time, the colonists convinced her to convert to Christianity, and she was baptized with the name "Rebecca. "

After being held for days, they were taken to a graveyard at the edge of a village, where Mark was convinced they were going to be executed.

I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.

There was an almost indescribable atmosphere about it which convinced the newcomer that this was the proper thing.

Jay convinced the governor to fire a fake bazooka at him and call him a "girly man" as part of the act.

He is convinced that the epoch of the US Dollar as the world's main currency is almost over, calling it a left-over from the past.

For some reason they had not anticipated so crude and unlettered and yet convinced a figure.

Indeed, to say the truth, I am convinced within myself that your father had no idea of your giving them any money at all.

A day's exploration convinced him that this was not the spot.

A day's exploration convinced him that this was not the spot.

I'm convinced the next few years will be a time where my career kicks on to a new level, it's an exciting time to be part of the Club.

Mr Feng filed for divorce saying his wife had deceived him and convinced him to marry her under false pretenses.

They were all open aisles and it did not take long to be convinced that the gloves were not in sight.

I told him that he should channel that into doing something useful and convinced him to mow my lawn, which I paid him for.

I am not fully convinced that this study answers the question of whether high testosterone is protective or detrimental for heart disease.

Experienced senior executives are convinced that this downturn will produce a new crop of world-beating businesses.

I had become convinced that school performance depended more on the quality of a principal's leadership than on any other single factor.

Eventually Lewis convinced them. But when they got to the meeting place, Clark and the others had not yet arrived. So they waited.

I haven't known you for that long, but you seem really cool, and you haven't convinced me that you're happy with your guy.

She was deeply convinced that he must be in the Napian landscape, waiting for her dream.

And there was one thing in Tommy's story that convinced Andy beyond a shadow of a doubt.

I am convinced of her commitment and dedication to her goal and am sure that your program will be the best place for her to equip herself.

"Other clubs looked at Suarez but Kenny was the one convinced about him, " he said.

Surprised, the flight attendant and the copilot asked what he said to her that finally convinced her to move from her seat.

after going through your profile, I was convinced and I feel I should tell you about this.

Those factors have convinced Obama that if he is going to have any sort of presidency worth its name, he must take decisive action now.

He seemed so pleased to be talking about his country that I didn't have the heart to tell him I was already convinced.

When convinced that she was dead, Murlock had sense enough to remember that the dead must be prepared for burial.

Brian Eno: I had never worked with that kind of music before, and I was not completely convinced that I would be the right person for it.

The guy who loses a year's worth of work may not be so convinced that it was an accident.

He was convinced that the threat of general war was one of the chief fears of the Soviet Union.

I wasn't sure when and I wasn't sure how, but I felt convinced sooner or later eleven dimensions would be seen to be at the heart of things.

I'm convinced it was that morning at the warehouse that pushed me to take on the presidency of Chrysler only a couple of weeks later.

She had convinced half of Europe and a good section of America that she was a good leader for the Tory Party.

He seemed quite convinced, despite the fact that the closest he had come to space was the big button[4] on his computer keyboard.

I might have been incredulous had I not been accustomed to such responses, for long ago I became convinced that the seeing see little.

The Juventus coach did not sound very convinced on the Bianconeri's league title chances in their first year back in the Italian topflight .

His cold, ceremonious tone did not proceed from his feeling for her (of that she was convinced), but that tone covered something.

He admitted that he has no proof, but he was firmly convinced that this wass true.

Mr Gou said the opening between Taiwan and China had convinced him to give Taiwan a chance.

He was interested in pursuing a career as a professional soccer player, but his mother convinced him to train as a teacher.

' When that happens you see the child cling to a parent and cry, convinced there's a very real chance of harm, " Rudd told LiveScience. "

She had her " pulse on what was going on " in Wall Streetfinance , leaving her convinced that " everything is possible . "

"Lu Cha" was the film that convinced me of her exceptional acting ability.

OK. OK. You're convinced me: Buying a puppy on the spur of the moment would be a dumb thing to do.

You may already be convinced that this interlocking occurrence of the number 19 is too frequent to be accidental.

In Russia the instability of the Yeltsin years convinced many that the country would be better off if it became more self-reliant.

But in 2008 several geneticists convinced me that the field had advanced far enough to give us a good chance of getting useful results.

However, other experts are not convinced that Hatshepsut poisoned herself to death while trying to soothe her itchy skin.

And was Denny convinced that Wickham would not marry? Did he know of their intending to go off? Had Colonel Forster seen Denny himself?

She was more than ever convinced of her wisdom in not exposing herself to the English climate .

The desire to incorporate all of my academic interests has convinced me to pursue a graduate degree in international relations.

Jaime Caruana, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, is convinced it should not.

It was at this point that he was "convinced. . . of the ethical need to require free software. "

I have yet to be convinced that the European Council is capable of reaching such a substantive agreement, given its past record.

Your approach convinced me that the maintainability problem is not as bad as it could be.

"I'm convinced he would have had a much easier time at Manchester United or Arsenal, " he told the Guardian.

I am so convinced for I caught sight of him through the edge of the two worlds .

I'm convinced that I'd never be able to live this life if I was also paying for storage.

My wife was quite convinced by what the salesman told her, but to me it was just a lot of double talk.

Convinced me to please you, made me think that I need this too. I'm trying to let you hear me as I am.

What he said convinced me that I was mistaken.

He appeared nervous as he looked around during the interview, not wholly convinced that the new freedom actually existed.

Andy's favorite show is The Office, so he convinced me to watch the first episode of that.

Six months after meeting him, Kelly convinced Heidi to move out of the flat she shared with her older sister, Sam, a teacher.

By the end of it you might be convinced never to program in assembly language ever again.

He frowned and shrugged as if convinced against his own natural desire.

He is convinced that if economic relations between the two countries were to cool it would be bad for both of them.

It convinced them that oral practice can be a good alternative to grammar, at least for some students.

The fact that computers are depriving people of their imagination and creativity convinced me that they are curses rather than blessings.

She attempts to transform the face that her mother has convinced her is ugly, ugly, ugly. Those words become her lifelong pain.

But things that I heard and validated and subsequently believed convinced me that there were things that I could not explain.

Investors do not seem convinced that euro-zone governments will be able to muster the political will to hammer out an agreement.

Mancini is still not fully convinced by Joleon Lescott and thought about replacing him in the summer.

He was convinced that the boy would not be a credit to that university and should instead become a plumber.

In mid-July I became convinced that it was necessary to make a major move to break the deadlock in the Paris talks.

He is not convinced the out-of-contract 29-year-old is capable of giving him the 30 matches a season he needs from his main striker.

He convinced me to stay my last night at his new place in San Bruno, just outside the city.

Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of those concerned are far from convinced that it's a good idea to use toilets in the first place.

He became convinced that aliens had taken over his town, Flagstaff, Arizona, as a "platinum city" and that his own parents were aliens.

Greet an unpleasant smell convinced He was greeted by an unpleasant smell which convinced him that I was telling the truth.

That's why we had doubts at the beginning, but now we are more convinced. Apparently, [Gaddafi] decided to punish, using rape.

I am still not quite convinced that she should have done so much in such a short time.

By the next day, they were finally convinced that the pilot really was lost and wasn't a spy.

However, he's not fully convinced that this can happen within a single population, as the authors suggest.

If this philosphy had not emerged I am convinced that by now many streets of the South would be flowing with floods of blood.

The future cardinal was convinced, even then, that he had not abandoned one iota of his Jewishness .

You can gain stature by comparing yourself to a larger competitor just as long as our customers remain convinced that you are trying harder.

Have I convinced you yet? If not, remember that nobody ever lay on her death bed wishing for more time at the office.

If the executive team can be convinced that these behaviors are destructive, then the company can move to specify some specific changes.

Even thought the condition was harsh, they were all convinced of one dream that they resolved to create Chinese own searching engine!

He convinced a popular columnist at the Chicago Tribune to ask his readers to "send in a penny for Mike. "

Trump added that had he decided to run, he is convinced he could have won the Republican Party nomination and the presidency next year.

Convinced as if awaked from a dream, the King nodded his approval and dropped his plan of drawing the sword against Yue.

Each of these Old Guard Nazis left convinced that his beloved Leader would soon be dead and that he would succeed him.

Chituodi at Rucker rationalize the gas, wearing a neck brace thumb, his face filling the word worship, and said: "You, I lose, convinced. "

He's convinced that this technological shift will dump millions of dollars into the portfolios of investors just like you.

But I soon found her delirious strength much surpassed mine (she was delirious, I became convinced by her subsequent actions and ravings).

That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.

Then, however, he included the UK in the group of leading countries, as he was convinced she had a major role to play in Europe.

Noah was convinced , and this year had his mother type up his Christmas list in an email to Santa .

He said in the interview he is convinced the U. S. is facing a substantial downturn in the months ahead.

Women with postpartum depression love their children but may be convinced that they are not able to be good mothers.

So in 2001 he convinced some pals on the outside to swoop in and pick him up in a hijacked heli.

"Okay, " he said, not convinced. "It's out back, in the garage. "

All this convinced me of his honesty.

Not convinced? How about this? While you were being crowned the God of War, I was sent to find an apple. They called them labours, Hah!

Some of you may think that the water stain came from the water cloth, while others are convinced that it came from the boat build.

During Hurricane Katrina, some government leaders were not convinced that the monster storm was as bad as reported.

Twelve years ago, Broussard's dental hygienist convinced her to gargle consistently after brushing her teeth.

Convinced that they were trying to poison her, she refused to eat anything.

Up until that point, I had been looking for full-time journalism jobs, but getting the advance convinced me to try freelance instead.

convinced that this interview will be further promoting the friendship and mutual understanding between our two peoples.

But my agent convinced me to go and I got a call back and they ended up choosing me.

She wanted to say goodbye, but I convinced her that a clean break would be better for you.

I am not finished here and I'm convinced that I can offer much to this team in the decisive moments of the season.

Show producers convinced Lou Jing's mom to appear on-air and asked her to address the many unanswered questions.

Ponzi was convinced that he was a wizard who had stumbled upon a form of financial alchemy that had eluded others.

SRI pioneers remain convinced that major, long-term investors like the pension funds will have to take ESG factors into account.