Sentence examples for persuading on from inspiring English sources

His wife, the actor Carey Mulligan, took some persuading on it... Mumford and Mulligan married in April, and she is here at the venue today, merrily flitting about the wings, wearing a jumper with a large letter M on it.

"The part he had to be persuaded on was that we weren't going to pick it up with private donations," she said.

They also sat in on a number of closed-door meetings in which their father tried to persuade on-the-fence Republican state senators to vote in favor of same-sex marriage.

"On balance the court is not persuaded, on the information before it, that it should".

I was persuaded on the strength of the tour guide's name and stated occupation.

But he made it clear that he also was not persuaded on the merits.

His singing voice was warm and resonant and a little bit nasal, but also perhaps a little too deep to persuade on all occasions.

The theme will be "Life" said Dr. Cross, who was persuaded on stage at the Wellington Arms to sing a surprisingly convincing Elvis Presley version of "Silent Night".

They must be persuaded on the merits of the case, not by lobbying that might make Turkish entry seem like an American idea.

He was eventually persuaded on the grounds that it could double as a research trip for his Bond novels (he was on his seventh by this stage).

Obama gave some indications that he is far from persuaded on attacking Syria, but also that his views have yet to solidify.