11.   From the report, it appears that department officials repeatedly convinced the auditors to give them more time to reduce the number of conflicts between various sets of books.

12.   L.A. Gear officials convinced the retailer after sharing their advertising, marketing and styling plans for the line, Landes said.

13.   Nonetheless, the Commerce Department approved the shipment over the protest of Pentagon officials who were convinced the machines would be diverted to military producers.

14.   Officials must convince disability recipients that the Ticket to Work program is worthwhile.

15.   Panicked, USA Gymnastics officials convinced Karolyi to leave his Houston ranch and return to right the ship.

16.   The FBI said that inspection of the barrels began this week, after officials had convinced themselves that they could carry out the search safely.

17.   The six men were returned unharmed the next day, but tensions remained high as military officials gradually convinced the women to remove the roadblocks from the highway.

18.   Two years ago, Florida officials convinced Congress to express support for Miami as home to the secretariat.

19.   After several hours, four of the eight left when a MacMillan Bloedel official convinced them that chaining themselves to the log deck was hazardous.

20.   However, race officials appeared convinced that regular procedures had been followed.