1. Anecdotes can be effective in persuading an audience because …

2. I've tried persuading her, but she won't budge.

3. They succeeded in persuading me to stay at home.

4. I'm sure he'll come with a bit of persuading.

5. We have succeeded in persuading many districts to desegregate voluntarily.

6. Apollos was exceptionally useful in persuading the Jews about Christ.

7. He took a lot of persuading to come out of retirement .

8. I had a hard time persuading him to accept the offer.

9. 30 I've tried persuading her not to go but she's intent on it.

10. Persuading him to give us the day off won't be a piece of cake.

11. 29 Persuading him to give us the day off won't be a piece of cake.

12. Hence their punishment was to be achieved through persuading them to repentance and guilt.

13. But I was successful in persuading the President to eschew the salt air aboard the Compassion.

14. The Society was substantially unsuccessful in its aim of persuading other charities to adopt the same methods.

15. Propagada is the art of persuading others of what one does not beliver oneself. 

16. Some patients report troubles persuading their managed-care health plans to provide cutting-edge care.

17. Much Latin writing reflects the Romans' interest in rhetoric, the art of speaking and persuading.

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

19. Kate's already agreed, but it's going to be harder persuading Mike to go along with it.

20. 13 Our artistic director was instrumental in persuading the orchestra to come and play for us.

21. Anecdotes can be effective in persuading an audience because people naturally love stories and learn from them

22. As a means of persuading her, the prince suggested to my chagrin that I should accompany him.

23. Convincing definition, persuading or assuring by argument or evidence: They gave a Convincing demonstration of the car's safety features

24. Takaki soon succeeded in persuading the Japanese Admiralty to adopt a new diet for the entire navy.

25. He tried hard to wean them away from crime by persuading them to learn a trade instead.

26. Synonyms for Coaxing include getting, persuading, inducing, prevailing on, convincing, influencing, cajoling, encouraging, talking round and motivating

27. Toby was persuading a buxom young waitress to bring him a bottle of champagne from the supper room.

28. Its aim was to solve the agonizing agrarian problem by persuading landowners to make voluntary gifts of land.

29. 12 The charge has hit a nerve, persuading the company to earmark 265 Levantine buildings for special restoration.

30. What it is: Crowdfunding is about persuading individuals to each give you a small donation -- $10, $50, $100, maybe more

31. The firm says its key target is persuading busy young mums that Spam makes an easy meal in minutes.

32. Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do

33. We had difficulty persuading our kids out of the creche and into their different groups, they liked the wee ones so much!

34. But then another paradox is that he was successful in persuading the government to allow increased investment, especially in rolling stock.

35. 26 But then she also spends some time persuading the audience to laugh at her own idiosyncrasies and rather portly shape.

36. Cajole definition: If you Cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

37. The beadle, a parish officer responsible for persuading householders to do their duty as jurors at such inquests, has assembled 12 men.

38. Abusing the trust given to him, the brother taking the lead in the Zagreb Congregation succeeded in persuading most of the publishers to accept Tolstoy’s views.

39. Once the rain Chances work in, it will take some persuading for this storm system to get the rain Chances out of here.

40. Atheists get told all the time that people need religion for the community it provides: that persuading people out of religion is cruel or

41. A friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things: Don't listen to any of his Blarney!

42. Keith Conners, Feeding the Brain: How Foods Affect Children, page 38, Though reluctant to further expose him to Aspartame, I had little trouble persuading Jamie's mother to carry

43. 11 The counterargument is that disseminating such a scary image is intended to buck up his subjects' fighting spirit while persuading his enemies to appease him.

44. The way in which the man of genius rules is by persuading an efficient minority to coerce an indifferent and self-indulgent majority(James Fitzjames Stephen.

45. The key to Concluding an essay of any length or complexity is persuading your reader that there’s been development between the start and end of the essay

46. Having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something: It was certainly a Clever ad and got a lot of attention.

47. Coup noun masterstroke, feat, stunt, action, stroke, exploit, manoeuvre, deed, accomplishment, tour de force (French), stratagem, stroke of genius They have scored something of a Coup by persuading her to join

48. Verb Argues, arguing, Argued 1 reporting verb Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view

49. Hence a final theory: China’s push towards market-based greenery could be aimed at persuading outsiders that its low-carbon efforts are credible—and worth supporting with cold cash.

50. / ˈkoʊk.sɪŋ / the act of persuading someone gently to do something, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be: A bit of gentle Coaxing is all that's required and he'll come, I'm sure

51. / ˈbraʊ.biːt / Browbeat Browbeaten to try to force someone to do something by threatening them or persuading them forcefully and unfairly: Don't be Browbeaten into work ing more hours than you want.

52. The most basic move in the Civilising process was to make a distinction between the public and the private: persuading people to defecate in lavatories rather than chimneys and eat at …

53. The act of persuading by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc It took a lot of convincing to get her to continue the walk, but the Coaxing was worth it: the temple was magnificent.

54. ‘Black Accommodationists believed that by persuading ordinary blacks to accept their exploitation and keeping them out of the ‘white man's union’ they could create space for their own progress within the confines of a segregated South.’

55. In situations where Connivance is used, the facts must establish that the plaintiff either consented or knowingly acquiesced to the adulterous conduct of the spouse or created the opportunity for adultery by persuading someone to seduce the spouse.

56. ‘Black Accommodationists believed that by persuading ordinary blacks to accept their exploitation and keeping them out of the ‘white man's union’ they could create space for their own progress within the confines of a segregated South.’

57. Question: "Why was John the Baptist Beheaded?" Answer: According to Matthew 14:1–12 and Mark 6:14–29, Herodias, the wife of King Herod Antipas, was responsible for persuading her husband to behead John the Baptist

58. Noun the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do I see you haven't lost your silver tongue. He had A silver tongue - the most eloquent man I ever heard.

59. Bait and switch A deceptive sales technique that involves advertising a low-priced item to attract customers to a store, then persuading them to buy more expensive goods by failing to have a sufficient supply of the advertised item on hand or by disparaging its quality

60. in writing. - (PT) Reality has shown that in this as in other sectors, persuading small growers to renounce quotas and abandon production - as proposed for sugar beet and sugar production - with a view to promoting competition, has adverse effects; it accentuates development inequalities and will increase poverty and the exodus from the countryside.

61. Marian necesita una pequeña persuasión, a su manera.: Tony needed a little bit of Coaxing to do it the third time.: Tony necesitaba algo de persuasión para hacerlo una tercera.: It needs Coaxing, persuading, encouraging.: Es necesario persuadir, persuadir, alentador.: I know it isn't at all easy Coaxing people out to this part of the world.

62. I initially hoped to stave off any Broodiness by persuading my wife to take a job as a teacher.: However, despite his claims and Field's Broodiness, the Angels hitmaker insists he has no plans for parenthood just yet.: Cast primarily because of his physical resemblance to Debussy, Oliver Reed has surprisingly little to do except intersperse smouldering Broodiness and violent rage.