noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gentle persuasion
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After a little gentle persuasion , she agreed to go back to her family.
powers of persuasion
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She used all her powers of persuasion to convince Tilly that the move was a good idea.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
gentle
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We believe it will take more than just gentle persuasion to bring an end to over-specification and waste.
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The first victim was packaging buyer,, who agreed, after a little gentle persuasion , to be covered with foam.
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Into Water I believe that to conquer fear of water, gentle persuasion is the best tack.
political
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He prides himself on his ability to get along with people of all political persuasions .
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In the electronic republic, political manipulation is the other side of the coin of effective political persuasion .
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For a party, a layer cake can be iced and decorated to fit the occasion, or according to your political persuasion .
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Try problems involving differences in gender, race, religion, political persuasion , national identity, or the like...
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And that morning he had used every ounce of political persuasion and outright muscle to twist his colleagues into agreement.
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We are young and old, black and white, from every socioeconomic class and political persuasion .
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Reducing waiting lists is at the top of all politicians' political agendas, regardless of their political persuasion .
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This view, indeed, is shared with scholars of many political and sociological persuasions .
religious
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Q: Were you brought up in any particular religious or political persuasion ?
■ VERB
need
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An art critic also needs a gift for persuasion , perhaps rather more than a head for exposition and argument.
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We find that a persuasive argument, should we need any further persuasion beyond the plain wording of the Act.
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She needed no persuasion to join the party after that.
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But 19-year-old model Saffron Domini needed little persuasion to appear in a harrowing film about racism and violence.
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This was Endill's first chance to return home and he didn't need much persuasion .
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They needed little persuasion to hold a Soviet event and to contribute to the effort and cost of hosting it.
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In the fever of Pantisocracy, he needed no persuasion .
use
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Others use all the persuasion they can to draw in recruits.
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Andrew Schrack, who posts fliers around the base and uses a little friendly persuasion on his closest co-workers.
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Time and again he has used persuasion - and on occasion shock tactics - to try to prevent young girls having abortions.
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Penry did use persuasion on Leonora next time they met, but it had nothing to do with becoming her lover.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It took a lot of persuasion to get Dad to agree to the idea.
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people of all political persuasions
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The fate of the bill in Congress will depend on Brady's powers of persuasion .
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The Republican leader used every means of persuasion to get senators to vote against the bill.
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They hope to end the conflict using persuasion rather than threats.
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Until the law was passed, the agency could only use gentle persuasion to get industries to reduce waste.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And this will take much time and much persuasion .
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For Athenian citizens at least, theirs was a society governed by persuasion and consensus as opposed to force and coercion.
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He might still have loved her and been capable of persuasion .
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Jealous cultural ministers from other lands wonder what nefarious persuasions he used.
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Movement leadership requires persuasion , not giving orders.
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This view, indeed, is shared with scholars of many political and sociological persuasions.
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We are young and old, black and white, from every socioeconomic class and political persuasion .