Sometimes it seemed important to understand why she held certain convictions.

"It's got to be the next one," I said, but the words no longer held conviction.

I think there are very few politicians in any country who have held firm convictions for one term, let alone 40 plus years.

Some Confederate writers have continued to hold this theory and conviction since the war.

Her voice, rough as it was, held such conviction that they had to believe her.

For an instant his eyes held both conviction and the desperation of a small, trapped animal.

'Yes,' he said simply, and his voice held such conviction that Hilary believed him.

I tried to look sufficiently contrite, but could not help feeling that the lecture held little conviction.

At the moment, though, there is scarcely anything else about which Neilson holds much conviction.