Sentence examples for persuading major from inspiring English sources

Treasury officials said Friday that they were "pleased by the progress" in persuading major lenders to freeze the comparatively low rates on hundreds of thousands of home loans that are scheduled to increase over the next 18 months.

What you often hear about instead is crummy pay, no health insurance, not enough time for rehearsals, and enormous frustrations in persuading major regional houses like Arena Stage to mount the second or third production of a new play, given how many artistic directors prize world premieres.

Mr. Tyler, a pioneer in developing printmaking techniques and persuading major artists to devote much of their time to pushing the limits of the art, began to print for Josef Albers in 1963 and founded Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles two years later.

There has been a tendency to look for big wins, persuading major employers to move to deprived towns.

For example, he was instrumental in persuading major gun makers to enter into an agreement with the Clinton White House to sell child safety locks with their guns.

The United States has been largely unable to persuade major countries to contribute military assistance.

He has persuaded major tunnel-boring companies to send representatives to local public forums.

For one thing, they have persuaded major brands and retailers to take responsibility for working conditions along their supplier pipeline — something unheard-of two decades ago.