"I can barely convince my friends to have lunch with me," she said.
We do so in a barely convincing manner today, but made an attempt and hope that our efforts serve useful purposes, especially introducing this topic to a broad audience of microbiologists".
But even there Portman is barely convincing.
He fancied himself the son of God and he could barely convince twelve men to follow him at a time when the world was full of superstition.
Patrick ends up with a day job — he's a barrister — which St. Aubyn, with a seeming shrug of privileged incomprehension, barely makes convincing.
Several scientists said the G20 summit in London, where climate change was barely considered, had convinced them the action required would not be taken.
"Told ya... .. Just when we thought the night had hit a dead end, we stumbled into this guy Mickey, the bass player from Maroon 5. I barely knew him but convinced him he should invite us and Oasis over to his house so that we could take over his stereo and drink all his booze.
But even though I'm convinced they barely mean a word they say, they haven't done too badly for themselves, and I suspect this is because even if we despise their views, we're thirsty for what we at least wish to believe is sincerity.
"Told you... .. Just when we thought the night had hit a dead end, we stumbled into this guy Mickey, the bass player from Maroon 5. I barely knew him but convinced him he should invite us and Oasis over to his house so that we could take over his stereo and drink all his booze.
