Since the definition of the word sell used the word
persuade, I looked up that word in the dictionary.
What is selling?
"And when he learnt about this he was really enthusiastic and tried to
persuade the Welsh government to do the same thing."
Charles in grammar school bid: Blunkett
The DPJ is trying to
persuade Ozawa to appear before the Diet ethics panel as an unsworn testimony.
LEAD: Ozawa indicates he won't testify at Diet: Okada
The new
Persuade dual-flush toilet is now available with Kohler Comfort Height design, raising the bowl to make using it easier for people of all ages and statures, said a senior official.
Kohler unveils 'Persuade Collection'
In another twist to the ever-changing girl group, there are now reports Mutya Buena's spent hours trying to
persuade Keisha and Siobhan to give the band another go.
Mutya plans to reform original 'Sugababes'
The government is also starting an ad campaign to
persuade Ghanaians to treat African-Americans more like long-lost relatives than as rich tourists: Many black American visitors find that Africans treat them, and even refer to them, the same way as white tourists.
Slavery's diaspora pays a visit: Ghana wants the descendants of American slaves to visit, invest, and even settle in the land of their ancestors
In that case, the court applied the Skidmore deference factors outlined in Mead to find that the revenue ruling at issue possessed the power to
persuade and should be followed.
How much authority do revenue rulings have?
However, they had to
persuade the publicans that selling alcohol at vastly reduced prices to supermarkets and off-licences was a good idea, so they employed the best marketing team that money could buy, and somehow, by giving away beer tankards, beer mats and other minor promotions, they made the publicans believe that, in time, the people who bought cheap booze to drink at home would leave the comfort of their sofas and become pub regulars.
READERS' LETTERS: Will tracks have to sell up?
''We need to
persuade Myanmar, maybe to adopt gradually a greater degree of democracy.
Mahathir welcomes Myanmar's move to give up ASEAN chairmanship
That will come as a massive boost to manager Graeme Souness, who insisted from his first day in the job that he would do all he could to
persuade the Magpies captain to delay his retirement.
Shearer in a major U-turn
We all have had occasions where we wanted, like Moses, to straighten God out, to
persuade God to "Intervene already!" or to direct God's attention in a particular direction.
Proper 19: September 12, 2004
The Republican candidate to be United States senator from Illinois was forced to withdraw when Tribune reporters persuaded a judge to unseal records of a child custody proceeding which showed that his wife had accused him of taking her to sex clubs and trying to
persuade her to engage in sexual activities with other patrons watching.
The sex-crazed press
Current communication theories urge writers and speakers to shape their communication, especially communication that aims to
persuade, so that it is receiver-centered and therefore features a "you attitude." Early in the semester, these classes discuss what features of writing make it receiver-centered.
Teaching writing in a military college setting
A month later, published reports revealed a German plot to
persuade Mexico to go to war against the U.S.
Cause and effect: America's entry into World War I
Maybe a concerted effort by merchants of fear and latter-day Cassandras could
persuade American businesses that unless they buy a lot of new computers, servers and storage devices, three hackers in downtown Manila are going to shut down the Internet forever.
Time to bring on another Y2K. (Flip Side)