So Salmond would get his way without having to actually persuade the Scots to vote for independence.

But many are also skeptical about the Rangers' chances of actually persuading him to leave Edmonton.

Above all, prosecutors do not seek the death penalty unless they think they can actually persuade a jury to impose it.

I actually persuaded him to fully cooperate.

Winterhome would be hospitable to Garden life, if the humans actually persuaded anything to grow here.

Not only did he return to try to rescue it, he also actually persuaded his friend Mavovo to accompany him.

You may never actually persuade your readers to like her, but you can win their respect.

He went on, 'Not only love you, as I mistakenly believed, but actually persuade you to marry him?

He studied me so intently that for a moment I thought I might actually persuade him to let go of her.

They're actually persuading young people to hack themselves to pieces and eat their own bodies!