Sentence examples for be designed to convince from inspiring English sources

Military efforts should be designed to convince otherwise implacable parties to try mediation, not create stalemates.

Propaganda is designed to convince, these books are designed to incite.

This time, it was designed to convince Obama to create a joint anti-ISIS coalition.

This is designed to convince Americans that the Sacagawea dollar is eminently spendable.

A constant stream of utopian messages is designed to convince residents, in Soviet-style fashion, of the superiority of Isis.

Perhaps – just perhaps – this v-log (sorry) is designed to convince doubters that he's all set to accomplish both.

The finale — a cruel Stephen King joke — is designed to convince us that we have been watching something more than hokum, but I am unpersuaded.

But they were not plain descriptions; they were designed to convince those living in France that Algeria and its topless, trapped women were better off being colonized.

A marketing campaign that includes direct mail, radio spots and rail-car placards is designed to convince renters that they can afford to buy at Trump Parc.

Though such talk might sound delusional, it actually has a purpose: it is designed to convince members of the public and the press that default is yet another routine standoff, so that all sides get blamed for simple stubbornness.

The summit, of course, had grander ambitions than talking about pay – it was designed to convince a sceptical world beyond the Mansion House that modern bankers have not forgotten that their institutions are meant to serve society.