Sentence examples for but also persuade from inspiring English sources

The architect's prestige would not only win over discerning consumers but also persuade planning boards to accede to large-scale urban projects like, say, Mr. Gehry's Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn.

He needs to refresh his brand and do so by evolving new policies that will not only speak to his bedrock supporters but also persuade those who forsook him last time round that he has listened to them, and learned.

but also persuade the reader that it's reliable.

There was Terry Wogan, who cut an enigmatic figure as the presenter, joining in the joke, but also persuading himself that the whole affair had some higher purpose.

His next script was not only acquired by Clint Eastwood as a vehicle for himself but also persuaded the star to let him direct it.

As Egyptian Foreign Minister (1964 72) and deputy premier (1971 72), he urged a peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict but also persuaded many countries to join in an international boycott of Israel to force concessions.

Imagine if a university without a basketball program recruited Mike Krzyzewski, the legendary coach at Duke University, and not only managed to hire him but also persuaded most of his team to switch with him.

He not only introduced the "mouth organ," as he called it, into the concert hall, but also persuaded important composers, among them Darius Milhaud, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, Malcolm Arnold and JoaquÛn Rodrigo, to create works specifically for him.

Dennis Rivera, one of the most powerful union leaders in New York Democratic Party circles, for one, not only endorsed Dr. Dean early on but also persuaded large numbers of politicians to do the same.

Yet in the space of 18 months Mr. Evans and his team not only persuaded city officials to grant a permit for one of the park's most hallowed spaces, but also persuaded executives at the concert promoter Goldenvoice to produce the show for no fee.

The lawyers had worked on his case for three years and had not only helped Major Hasan keep his beard — which became a focus of his pretrial hearings — but also persuaded a military appeals court to remove the previous judge because of an appearance of bias.