A convincing story. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object), : to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well. ,We finally convinced them to have dinner with us. From Dictionary.com.
I guess the problem is in convincing one of them to do it. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Keystone Species] Reference
Democrats rove to be ineffective in convincing lawmakers to pass the bill. From Wordnik.com. [Former president's plea for health care reform] Reference
Part and parcel of that is in convincing Canadians of the imperative of success. From Wordnik.com. [A Cautious Benefit Of The Doubt For Stephen Harper « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
But even less convincing is the nature of Kaufman's defense of the physical book. From Wordnik.com. [November 2009] Reference
She adds nothing to the ticket in convincing the swing voters in the swing states. From Wordnik.com. [Carter says unity ticket would be 'worst mistake'] Reference
But they won't succeed in convincing the public that he was not in fact a general. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-01-01] Reference
The left is heavily invested in convincing people that things are constantly getting worse. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Scenes from Wallingford] Reference
There is little evidence that it will be effective in convincing your lender to do anything. From Wordnik.com. [Disputed advice: Making payments on 2nd loan can discourage bank from helping on the first one] Reference
"My horse is always of my mind, Sir; or if he be not, I generally succeed in convincing him.". From Wordnik.com. [Queechy] Reference
The art is in convincing all those people to let him to do this, and somebody else to fund it. From Wordnik.com. [Town-Sized Optical Illusion » E-Mail] Reference
Therefore, I hope King is successful in convincing more of the GOP to run on this in November. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Rep. Steve King frustrated that GOP leadership is not fully embracing ObamaCare repeal.] Reference
Space Florida played a role in convincing the Air Force to lease SpaceX a launchpad at the Cape. From Wordnik.com. [Space Florida Is Under Increased Scrutiny (Updated) - NASA Watch] Reference
And I think that was pretty effective in convincing some of the mothers to come out and do just that. From Wordnik.com. ['Stalling For Time' With An FBI Hostage Negotiator] Reference
Because my country is a country of teachers, we believe in convincing our opponents, not defeating them. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar Arias Sánchez - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Libertarians have succeeded in convincing people that social liberalism is ideal, which is the easy part. From Wordnik.com. [Farm Subsidies: The Dirty Truth, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The Tea Party Nation may have a steep hill to climb in convincing those Republicans to vote against Kagan. From Wordnik.com. [Exclusive: Tea Party Federation draft 'guide' on Kagan nomination] Reference
How convincing is the evidence that broadening the tax subsidy for health care would reduce total spending?. From Wordnik.com. [Subsidize Health Care to Cut Costs?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Do you have any ideas that were praticularly effective in convincing skeptics that this work is worthwhile?. From Wordnik.com. [Selling PC to doubting loved ones, and other questions « Peace Corps: China] Reference
The republicans have been brilliant in convincing blue collar working people that they are speaking for them. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Hume to Juan Williams: “Someone Needs To Hose You Downâ€] Reference
Their way of escape lies in convincing men that they also should arrive at a like estimate of its fallibility. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of the Suffragette] Reference
Rather, it is most convincing from the record of history, to me at least, that armaments are merely an effect. From Wordnik.com. [Munitions and Common Sense] Reference
To raise 2 million or even more becomes an exercise in convincing the wineries that this is a good investment. From Wordnik.com. [No Wine in New York Grocery Stores -- Now What?] Reference
Saxon's enjoyment was keen, almost ecstatic, and she had diffculty in convincing herself of the reality of it all. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
But in convincing these stars to fly all the way out to our mosquito-bitten backwater, we've gone one step too far. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen Colbert testimony: a mockery, but of whom?] Reference
Bottom Line: This fast-moving, vivid, and unpretentious debut roots its coming-of-age fantasy in convincing mythology. From Wordnik.com. [EW Reviews SF/F] Reference
Every time a new officer takes charge, activists are required to exert a lot of effort in convincing them of their duty. From Wordnik.com. [Free The Slaves: Bonded Labor is 'India's Version of Apartheid'] Reference
He also delighted in convincing Canadians that a "haggis" is, in fact, a small creature hunted for sport in the Campsies. From Wordnik.com. [he's baa-aack] Reference
Do they really think this kind of petty deception is effective in convincing people they are qualified for public service?. From Wordnik.com. ['Sent from the candidate's BlackBerry.' Really?] Reference
Sometimes this results in convincing readers of the quality of the work, but doing that has not been the critic's primary task. From Wordnik.com. [Principles of Literary Criticism] Reference
It's been extremely gratifying to see that we're making some headway in convincing the courts that we've been right all this time. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Zombeck: Homeowner Activists and Attorneys Vindicated After Years of Being Ignored] Reference
Then regardless of who (R) s pick for Pres, I still hope that candidate will try and succeed in convincing Condi Rice to accept VP. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Back in the Saddle] Reference
But they probably have the world's most successful marketing campaign in convincing women that diamonds are valuable and equal Love. From Wordnik.com. [Worst Company In America 2008 "Sweet 16": Exxon VS DeBeers - The Consumerist] Reference
Fifthly, The great argument the Spirit was to use in convincing the world must be Christ's ascension into heaven, and his welcome here. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
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