The Holts, who had already reared seven biological children, persuaded Congress to lift the cap so they could adopt eight.

The seven regional Bell operating companies are spending $21 million this year in their campaign to persuade Congress to lift the three business restrictions.

If I could find her, maybe I could persuade her to lift my curse.

Cordelia tries to persuade the Furies to lift the spell, but the three are very much obsessed with the dark vampire.

At an emergency meeting today, foreign relief organizations that assist more than half the city's population debated ways of persuading the Taliban to lift the ban.

It expressed hope that its guilty plea would persuade the Defense Department to lift a ban, now two months old, on new business.

And any such effort would require Washington to persuade the United Nations to lift its arms embargo on the area.

Mr. Blagdon is trying to persuade customs to lift the ban.

One lingering question is whether the county can persuade credit rating agencies to lift its rating from default levels.

Persuade the elves to lift their trade barriers, and split all contracts for masonry work fifty-fifty.