Sentence examples for first persuade yourself from inspiring English sources

If you want others to believe that you are good under pressure, you must first persuade yourself, and obviously he has.

If he wants to govern, however, he must first persuade Podemos to back him.

Leaving aside the scale of the humanitarian crisis that may face the occupying force, it must first persuade Iraqis of its good intentions.

The commission must first persuade Parliament and Council of Ministers to adopt the 2013 spectrum deployment deadline, a legislative process that is not expected to be completed before 2012.

Before one is held, its advocates must first persuade at least 2.4m people to sign a petition calling for a vote.

To make the switch, Mr. Balazs must first persuade the city to modify SoHo's zoning, which prohibits new residential buildings.

But to do so, the city must first persuade the federal government to ease some restrictions it places on municipal debt.

First, persuade people of a hitherto unnoticed need; then sell them a product that meets that need; and then, inexorably, keep cranking up the level of need and the price they must pay to have it met.

As The Economist went to press they appeared willing to take up the president's offer, but were insisting that he first persuade KMT legislators to support their idea of a bill requiring greater oversight of cross-strait agreements.

A deputation of leading barons led by Bishop Orleton was then sent to Kenilworth to first persuade Edward to resign and, when that failed, to inform him that he had been deposed as king.

Yahoo's management may try to get Microsoft to increase its offer, but unless they can first persuade Yahoo shareholders that remaining a stand-alone company is a better idea (a tough sell right now), they won't have much negotiating leverage.