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Discover LudwigThe phrase "persuading of" is not correct in standard written English
It is not a commonly used construction and may confuse readers. Example: "He was persuading of the need for change."
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The studio, Sony, took some persuading of the basic idea.
Not all local authorities need persuading of the value of this kind of investment.
JUDGING from the votes they have cast with their bottoms, China's business travellers need little persuading of the merits of high-speed rail.
Koeman is more than halfway through his three-year contract and he spoke like a man who might need persuading of the merits of signing a new one.
It's been going on for months - the pledging, positioning and persuading of potential voters from Chiswick to Chingford, from Kingston to Kentish Town.
The very film Thompson was being celebrated for, Saving Mr Banks, is based around Walt Disney's persuading of PL Travers to allow him to adapt Mary Poppins.
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The Princeton House Doctor Program used "Smoke sticks" to make draughts visible, with the aim of persuading residents of the value of draught proofing.
That still leaves the problem of persuading 15 percent of AK Party supporters to switch to his side.
"Perhaps this would be a way of persuading Germany of signing up to common European bonds," Mr. James said.
It set a goal of persuading 70 percent of its employees — 700 people — to get tested for H.I.V. in 100 days.
Propaganda is the art of persuading others of what you don't believe yourself.
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