Sentence examples for lost to convince from inspiring English sources

This was a huge opportunity lost to convince donors that the institution had truly turned a corner.

In a speech to an economic development agency last month, Lugar indicated he understood that losing time on the issue means losing leverage to convince countries like China and India to act.

I like his inside-out mentality, but at 201 pounds he'll need to add weight without losing speed to convince most teams.

She's fought losing battles to convince judges that the weight of the law falls too heavily on her clients.

Remembering how Tony Benn convinced Labour Callaghan had lost to Thatcher because he had been too rightwing, he shakes his head.

The first three contests, two of which the Knicks lost, were enough to convince Coach Mike Woodson that size matters.

As one botched rescue follows another, solemn vows from European Union leaders that a break-up of the single currency is unthinkable and impossible have lost their power to convince.

It's lost the battle to convince customers that its 'deep packet inspection' technology isn't an invasion of privacy (whether it is or not is now almost irrelevant, that's how it's seen).

That's probably coming soon, as Apple has lost its ability to convince customers to buy its pricier new iPhones, the WSJ writes.

In hip-hop, stories are either convincing or they're not; when a rapper loses his power to convince, it's usually a failure not of authenticity but of rhetoric.

But talk soon loses its power to convince unless people believe it will be backed up with action.