1.   He probably worked on all his victims this way -- softening them up, earning their trust and then moving in for the kill.

2.   And allow me to earn your trust.

3.   Arafat had not earned the trust of the United States, Bush said on ITV television.

4.   At first, he would earn their trust, lending support when family problems flared.

5.   A recent EPA survey found that nearly three out of five residents give the agency poor marks for earning their trust.

6.   After a quarter-century of slayings, Irish republicans acknowledge they have to earn the trust of Protestants.

7.   Bush said that Arafat had failed to earn his trust.

8.   But more important than funding the project was earning the trust of the Agee and Gates families.

9.   But no one could impugn his remarkable ability to plan budgets, manage money and earn the trust of a board of directors.

10.   But in order to earn my trust somebody must keep their word.