Sentence examples for convince administration from inspiring English sources

After announcing its agreement in December, M.L.B. quietly sought to convince administration officials — who immediately criticized the plan publicly — that it fit within the guidelines for an exemption to the trade laws.

At the Department of Interior, science lobbyists are scrambling to convince administration officials to step back from reported plans to cut the U.S. Geological Survey's budget by as much as 22%.

As of March 12, professors and union members have decided not to strike, but will organize a public campaign to convince administration to drop their "take it or leave it" stance and continue normal negotiations.

In the wake of the recession, no one wanted to buy the bedraggled property, so Burnham convinced administration officials to let him experiment.

But days of watching the protests mushroom on the streets of Egyptian cities convinced administration officials — some facing their first national security crisis in these roles — that Mr. Mubarak probably would not weather the political storm.

Shortages of Cipro -- whether caused by a genuine anthrax emergency or by panic buying -- may convince Bush administration health officials that they want the generic version, ciprofloxacin, more than Bush administration trade officials want Bayer's patent protected.

When I was on the board of the graduate student government, we spent countless hours wondering how to convince the administration that we needed money.

But Mr. Santorum failed to convince the administration.

Meanwhile they have largely given up on trying to convince the administration to drive a tougher deal.

She could not convince the administration to arrange a visit, but she is determined to benefit from the relationship.

By the end of May, G.M. has to convince the administration that it can strip its operations to the essentials, creating a sustainable auto company.