Sentence examples for general persuade from inspiring English sources

■ Can the secretary general persuade countries to keep their promise to curb carbon emissions — and to help those suffering from the consequences of climate change?

Originally the alliance was to protect publishing rights and in general persuade the public that writing classical music was a legitimate profession.

Now that he is back in Arizona as a private citizen, Richard H. Carmona will continue to pursue what was one of his main goals when he was the surgeon general: persuade more people to pay more attention to the importance of good nutrition, smaller portion sizes and regular exercise.

Chief Justice Roberts, then the Deputy Solicitor General, persuaded the Supreme Court to throw out the case because the plaintiffs would not suffer direct harm from the new regulations and lacked standing to bring the case.

After she took the stand and was waiting on call in the courthouse witness room, the attorney general persuaded the judge to allow him to personally interview Pannell in a back room.

Andrew Cuomo, New York state's attorney-general, persuaded 15 executives at AIG to return theirs.

Thảo's group did not carry out the coup after senior generals persuaded him to integrate his forces into their larger group, which was more likely to succeed.

The Post reports that McMaster's photo, and other warnings from Secretary of Defense James Mattis and newly installed Chief of Staff John Kelly (both former generals), persuaded Trump that the fight in Afghanistan was not "hopeless".

Efforts by state attorneys general to persuade the O.C.C. to temper its pre-emption zeal were unavailing".

The latest cables shows Pfizer hired investigators to find evidence of corruption against the Nigerian attorney general to persuade him to drop legal action over a drug trial for children with meningitis.

Most of the justices on Monday appeared prepared to apply that decision to the federal guidelines, despite the vigorous effort of Paul D. Clement, the acting solicitor general, to persuade the court otherwise.