Sentence examples for role in persuading from inspiring English sources

Pakistan would be expected to play a key role in persuading the Taliban to show flexibility.

He did not mention his own role in persuading the court to take a wrong turn.

He played a seminal role in persuading the American government to create the National Nanotechnology Initiative.

It will also play up its role in persuading Fine Gael to hold last year's referendum on gay marriage equality.

A spokesman for the State Department, Richard A. Boucher, acknowledged Washington's role in persuading Panama to accept Mr. Montesinos.

Unions also played a role in persuading the president to delay revamping Social Security and possibly making benefits less generous.

Senator Arlen Specter played an important role in persuading his fellow-Republicans to back the compromise amendment.

Mr. Goss played a quiet but influential role in persuading the Bush administration to keep Mr. Tenet, a Clinton appointee.

(Last year, Cáceres won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her role in persuading them to abandon the project).

But in that case Mr Shwe Mann would play a central role in persuading government MPs to vote for change.

He played a key role in persuading Eamon de Valera to found a new republican party, Fianna Fáil, in 1926.