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The economic argument for the royals might be persuasive: They bring tourism to Britain.

The argument is boilerplate Al Qaeda, but many people in developing countries, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, find it persuasive.

As it does, the sinister interpretations of what happened in the cockpit of the Boeing 777 become less persuasive.

Malaysian leaders have turned the airmen into scapegoats without a single persuasive fact.

Some studies even suggest that low mood can improve skill in persuasive argument and sharpen memory.

These committees within the various colonies became very active and persuasive.

There was a persuasive smile on his lips and in his keen eyes which the monk, almost unconsciously, obeyed.

It is then that human speech, losing in a measure its terrestrial nature, becomes persuasive and convincing.

His persuasive powers of appeal, and his straight, direct way of argument, commended him to his comrades.

A better weapon than his waspish tongue was Parpon's voice, for it, before all, was persuasive.