Senators from Oregon and Washington persuaded sponsors of the bill to include provisions protecting their election systems, which rely heavily on voting by mail.

A deal with Turner, he said, may persuade private lenders and sponsors to make commitments.

With little to show for their efforts, Israeli athletes had a hard time persuading the Government and potential sponsors to invest in sports.

Mr. Benson persuaded sponsors to underwrite the cost of mounting the play, raising more than $700,000 in grants from H-E-B, Buick, oil companies and others.

For example, the committee is trying to persuade corporate sponsors to help pay for "Salute to Youth" by giving money to various youth organizations.

Mr. Venza not only produces programs but scouts out cutting-edge performers, throwing energy into persuading PBS, corporate sponsors, foundations and potential co-producers that the general public will want to see them.

She is now trying to persuade sponsors of secondary schools to take on primaries.

She rejoined the national disabled team and persuaded potential corporate sponsors to support the team as they would any other.

David Clurman, a real estate lawyer in Manhattan who frequently represents tenant groups in conversions, said he has been persuading more and more sponsors to consider such a program to help marginal tenants buy.

The two persuaded enough sponsors to advertise, though it took them to the last day of a deadline imposed by ABC programming to do it.