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But uncle was very persuasive, so after nods from my aunt, we went and stood at the water's edge with the icy wetness licking my toes, and my arms clutching my body against the spray, and to hide my embarrassment
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The two writers asked him if he thought the syntax was just perfect? They asked for his opinions on all manner of things, and particularly whether he thought the blending of fact, interpretation and style created the most stunning and persuasive of arguments? Then they showed him the latest section of the report, which was hot off the printer, and Sir John could do nothing but open his eyes wider and wider
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In the two hours between finishing the evening’s murderous chores and Ken’s return from the pub, Helen Roach’s insidiously persuasive skills were brought to bear on her daughter, convincing Lucy that she had killed her step-brother, but that her mother loved her so much that so long as Lucy never uttered another word on the subject of Alan’s disappearance, then she would protect her forever and a day
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and style created the most stunning and persuasive of arguments?
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His nerves fraying, he cursed both himself – for being stupid enough to take this course – and Kev for not being more persuasive
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Rafe could be persuasive, his rise to power in Shattered Rock was proof of it, but would they listen to him, follow him, the very man who stranded them here to die?
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Song explained, “The Gammadil joined up with this phalanx after a very persuasive invitation from Captain Husim
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her running suit and whistle and had the correct voice now, that very persuasive voice that must
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He was very persuasive
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Certainly he intended to find out how Angela had been so persuasive
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Holland, settling down for a long and protracted call, was forced to use all his wiles and persuasive ways as he explained the reasons for his request
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In the absence of persuasive moral arguments does the end justify the means?
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It was a persuasive declaration, hard to ignore
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He was a persuasive talker, who gave strength to the fledging Sandinista party by using his talents to convince poor campesinos their only hope of survival was through organized action in support of their rights
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They were paid teachers who taught the art of rhetoric, or persuasive oratory
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Warren, who proved to be more the politician than the jurist, used his own persuasive powers and his new position of Chief Justice to achieve a unanimous decision by the Court, and wrote the opinion himself
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There is just too much violence in the universe,” Jaden says in a persuasive voice
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A hint of belligerence came into his so far affable, persuasive tone
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It was hard agreeing to that but Jesse can be very persuasive, though I only agreed to have one I refused any more
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your persuasive and negotiation skills to maximize the chance of
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The reasoning, the logic was persuasive, but that wasn’t what convinced her
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Include a Persuasive Call to Action
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persuasive answer ready, as if he’d been calmly thinking it
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Frank continued his persuasive speech
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we don’t have a Senate or House majority yet, but our members are most persuasive
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I had tried to charm her as long as I could remember, turned on all my persuasive powers but to no avail - except once when she invited me to her house
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This book has provided persuasive evidence that we do have bodies that
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‘Your gadgets and demonstrations are persuasive
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Firstly, you need to ensure that your persuasive reason to opt-in is targeted at
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8 The apostolic steward was not a good public speaker, but he was a very persuasive and successful personal worker
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3 Jesus was convinced that it was the will of the Father that he submit himself to the natural and ordinary course of human events just as every other mortal creature must, and therefore he refused to employ even his purely human powers of persuasive eloquence to influence the outcome of the machinations of his socially nearsighted and spiritually blinded fellow mortals
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His persuasive eloquence had not caused a ripple in the Pictish conscience
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a sharp headline with a persuasive subtitle that triggers you to read further
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Steve would have preferred that he and Pete go out on the boat on their own but Sheila had been most persuasive in saying that they would make good witnesses if things were to go wrong
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Julius Pallas can be very persuasive
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persuasive and enticing to her, he started tapping his fingers on the
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Persuasive Speaking Without Being a Bully
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With the right kind of persuasive methods, the knowledge of those engineers could be extracted and the technology recreated
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leaders and thus marketing is more by referral than persuasive marketing
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don’t think the wizard was convinced of his loyalty even then, but Leofric can be very persuasive
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persuasive and provides an appropriate level and type of information
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Many Christians have been seduced into crossing over into some of these carnal and fleshly realms as a result of the seductive and persuasive influence of some of their co-workers or schoolmates
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moved by the imprecations of the persuasive royal son
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They were very persuasive, their reasoning was faultless
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Would someone who is good at preparation be analytical of information, ask probing questions and seek solutions to problems? Would someone good at argument be persuasive, challenge others’ ideas and explain things well? All of these things are potentially measurable in self-report questionnaires available to qualified people to administer
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She was a remarkably persuasive
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But wanting to be ever the optimist, he was still hopeful, knowing just how persuasive his mother could be when she wanted
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If he wanted her to invest he was going to have to be real persuasive
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Amylia could be very persuasive when she wants
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In keeping with the theme, revisit the structure of writing that persuasive essay:
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He used his most persuasive voice
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“What’s in it for me?” If you don’t have a clear and persuasive answer, you won’t be auctioning his property
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press releases is all about developing a persuasive message within the
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Ares was a persuasive speaker
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There he stood, however, solitary and suggestive, in the middle of the sunny green, a crumpled waiter in regard to shirt-front, and not a waiter, I should say, of more than bi-weekly washings; but his eye was persuasive, steam came out of the spout of his coffee-pot, and out of his mouth as I walked towards him issued appropriate words about the weather
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At that very moment, Keller was at his persuasive best
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A slogan is a “noun, usually repeated and persuasive that creates a memorable
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He’d call back later and use a few more persuasive tactics
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Tact was what was required, along with a good measure of persuasive argument
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Under Jamie's persuasive arguments, Banda's doubts began to melt
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Grimes had been extremely persuasive and showed Ca evidence by turning over the photographs one at a time, pausing for effect
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However Nicolas was very persuasive, and offered an awful lot of money that in the end both agreed reluctantly
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The man was very persuasive and this looked to be highly attractive prospect, but he had two months to go
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The Company plastered street corners with tempting broadsheets, published persuasive articles and even convinced the clergy to preach of the virtues of supporting colonization
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products, being bowled over by the persuasive sales techniques and the
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“How about a bottle of scotch? Is that persuasive enough?”
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It gave them a persuasive argument to inspire their followers, which our faction couldn’t afford at the time
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a persuasive analysis of the kerner of several Tibetan, Indian and al-
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No one could resist her persuasive nods, or the fragrant invitation issuing from the nose of the coffee pot
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"It was altogether abominable, and I don't deserve to be spoken to for a month, but you will, though, won't you?" And Laurie folded his hands together with such and imploring gesture, as he spoke in his irresistibly persuasive tone, that it was impossible to frown upon him in spite of his scandalous behavior
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At once all assailed Quiteria and pressed her, some with prayers, and others with tears, and others with persuasive
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Jemima had not power to resist this persuasive torrent; and, owning that the
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Pastor Schubert was very persuasive
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The argument was very persuasive to Thomas
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I wondered whether he could be a doctor; but no, I thought; he couldn't be a doctor, or he would have a quieter and more persuasive manner
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He sounded so persuasive, so sincere, that Claire might have believed him
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What a persuasive power that girl had! But to be sure baby Boardman was as good as gold, a perfect little dote in his new fancy bib
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The chestnuts that shaded us were in bloom: the air drooped with their persuasive odour and with pollen floating by us
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It kept him down, on a level with the lowest; him, the man of ethereal attributes, whose voice the angels might else have listened to and answered! But this very burden it was, that gave him sympathies so intimate with the sinful brotherhood of mankind; so that his heart vibrated in unison with theirs, and received their pain into itself, and sent its own throb of pain through a thousand other hearts, in gushes of sad, persuasive eloquence
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Oftenest persuasive, but sometimes terrible! The people knew not the power that moved them thus
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Perhaps it was the Christian exhortations of the abbe, perhaps his kind charity, perhaps his persuasive words, which had restored the courage of Noirtier, for ever since he had conversed with the priest his violent despair had yielded to a calm resignation which surprised all who knew his excessive affection for Valentine
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"Maximilian goes with me," said the count, in his kindest and most persuasive manner;
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Then she thought of a more persuasive way of putting it
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It was so moving and persuasive, on a subject so difficult for the public and politicians, that several of his colleagues decided to take decisive action
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"This Decoud, I see, is a persuasive young beggar," he remarked at last
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Maigwair expected many of the faithful would find that persuasive, at least initially
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So if you want your argument to be truly persuasive, it’s a good idea to acknowledge not only the known flaws but the potential for unintended consequences
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It is a testament to the power of storytelling that even stories that aren’t true can be so persuasive
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At the earliest moment she obtained what others she could procure, and in a few days her father was well enough to see to the garden, under Tess's persuasive efforts: while she herself undertook the allotment-plot which they rented in a field a couple of hundred yards out of the village
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” Something in the voice—some crackle of pain—must have been persuasive, because a minute later came the familiar Continental inflections
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Which was good, it meant Keith could still be persuasive, though inside he was a quivering ephebe
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Which is where, if she phoned right now, she would reach him: the closest thing to an actual adult in her life and also the single most persuasive person she knew
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Farebrother was too keen a man not to know the meaning of that reply, and there was a certain massiveness in Lydgate's manner and tone, corresponding with his physique, which if he repelled your advances in the first instance seemed to put persuasive devices out of question
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To be persuasive, these must be grounded in facts that are public knowledge
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However, information that merely elaborates on an investment theme would not by itself be persuasive were it not accompanied by a second, more dramatic piece of persuasion: a big change in the market price in the direction predicted by the theme that has enriched a small but visible group of investors (or made them a lot poorer!)
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The cascade here is acting in a persuasive role, encouraging investors to accept the crowd’s interpretation of events instead of their own