| His employers at Guthy-Renker were making it even tougher by sweetening his package to persuade him to stay. |
| I have to say, if the idea was to persuade any of us that her followers are sane and rational people, the plan backfired in spectacular fashion. |
| Nothing new there, you might reply, you cheeky young scamps, and I'm hardly in much of a position to persuade you otherwise. |
| The brilliant scarlet sky which provided a backdrop to the ship's arrival helped persuade the five judges the picture was tops. |
| She would meet Julius, persuade him to her point of view, and they would beard the lion in his den. |
| The farmer, seeing the birds he raised for food being killed, tried to persuade the hunter to stop. |
