It is no use trying to persuade him.

I don't see any point in persuading him.

It's not me you have to convince.

You don't have to convince me.

I don't need to convince Tom.

I don't need to convince them.

I don't need to convince him.

I don't need to convince her.

Tom didn't have to convince me.

Tom tried to convince Mary that it was time to leave.

Investors in the coming years will need to be persuaded to hold mountains of new debt.

Officials shouldn t urge people to wash their hands where clean water isn t available.

It is, of course, always much easier to encourage others to undertake painful reforms than to look inward.

I mean, I know I'm with a sympathetic audience here, but, as we know, a lot of people are not entirely persuaded by this logic.

Those who want to influence political leaders must get used to convincing their masters, the people, directly.

He can scold a tack that Francis has so far tried to avoid but he cannot convince.

If it degenerates into propaganda, public diplomacy not only fails to convince, but can undercut soft power.

Allah goes on to argue that these revolutions did more than just topple regimes like Mubarak s.

I need to convince politicians, reporters, and the public, and try to get them on my side, so we can put this through.

Well, I'm not going to tell you that playing video games days in and days out is actually good for your health.

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.

Advertisement is a skill of convincing people to spend money they don't have on things they don't need.

This requires a lifestyle change one that governments should begin encouraging employers and workers to embrace.

Saudi Arabia, along with its Sunni ruled Gulf neighbors, is anxious that some US troops remain in Iraq to help keep a resurgent Iran at bay.

This requires a lifestyle change one that governments should begin encouraging employers and workers to embrace.

The US government does not need to be convinced about that, but the American people and ordinary Iraqis want to see the troops go home.

Bank leaders continue to assure the public that they have enough money, increasing rates and holding press conferences.

The need to convince both policymakers and citizens of the benefits of vocational education and training is therefore pressing.

They would then make contact according to an individual's stance and solicit him or her for anti government activities.

This is not in everyone s interest, to be sure Pointing out the benefits of cheap labor will not persuade people whose wages might be undercut.

Trying not to hurry and not to get excited, Levin gave the names of the doctor and of the midwife, explained why the opium was wanted and tried to persuade the dispenser to let him have it.

Nor would the 'leadership of the country' need much convincing from their football federation that they should bid for the tournament.

It means engagement whereby America should not seek to bully, intimidate, cajole, or persuade others to accept our unique values or to share our national objectives.

Complicating the situation, officials have had to persuade a divided country, already worried about the influx of refugees (which has added 20 to the country s population).

Individual patients should not be encouraged to have mastectomies because of their surgeons bias, although there are specific circumstances where this is appropriate.

But the good news is I don't think I need to stand here and convince you to care I'm not even going to try.

Financial markets would be more easily convinced if such support were complemented by the recipient countries acceptance of the fiscal pact, together with technical help to strengthen their governance.

Western diplomats should encourage Turkmenistan s government to follow through on its educational exchange plans, and urge Berdymukhamedov to enable wider Internet access for his population.

And that's one of the reasons why Arthur Andersen chose to launch Accenture rather than try to persuade the world that Andersen's could stand for something other than accountancy.

How to do this is left up to the new leaders, who are often credited with goodness and powers of persuasion they never had and never will have.

By sheer force of conviction and personality, such figures, many of us believe, can carry the day, bringing a glimmer of hope to an otherwise detached and impersonal universe.

But the EU still must prove to the countries seeking to join it that the Union is a truly open, democratic society of the type they have struggled to make of themselves. That question has practical implications, for if the EU is to manifest itself as a free and open society it must assure its ability to function both effectively and efficiently when expansion takes place.

But the EU still must prove to the countries seeking to join it that the Union is a truly open, democratic society of the type they have struggled to make of themselves.

In that situation with my partner, it was like, you know what, instead of convincing people that we can do something different, let's just do it.

This naturally robs them of the moral authority to persuade others not to acquire nuclear weapons, which continue to be perceived as a source of power and influence, and an insurance policy against attack.