Firstly, some diplomats, rather like a lot of journalists, are rather convinced that everything they have to say is fascinating when often it is not.
Except a few skeptics, the majority of biologists, psychologists, and medical doctors, experts of all kind, and laymen were rather convinced by this example that animals are able to think in a human way and to express human ideas in non-verbal human language.
It is not difficult to find people who are rather less convinced, however, even among those who are prepared to believe that sticking pins in the body can have direct medical benefits.
But whatever the reason, I suspect many of them might be rather less convinced – or interested in expressing an opinion at all – if Tom didn't look hot in a pair of highly abbreviated swimming trunks.
Jeff Probyn summed it up when he said to me, misquoting Kipling: 'If you can keep your cool when others are losing theirs, you will win internationals.'" France, though, were rather less convinced of England's innocence.
Lindberg is less convinced.
Mr Toledo is a convinced democrat.
On competition policy, America is less convinced.
Jones, however, is less convinced.
Film writer David Thomson is less convinced.
