1.   A more convincing sign of confidence would be a decision to let more soldiers come home from the front.

2.   An uptick in inflation or a convincing sign of economic strength may yet convince the Fed to change course down the road.

3.   And there are convincing signs of cooperation in Belfast between leaders of the Catholic and Protestant communities who have battled and shunned one another for generations.

4.   A more convincing sign of reform would include disclosure of the long-term costs of all initiatives and adherence to a bipartisan method for determining revenues and expenditures.

5.   Or the economy must show convincing signs of a rebound, which would likely bring more investors of all sizes back into Japanese equities.

6.   Steele says he finds the shapes found by McKay in the Nakhla meteorite to show convincing signs of life.