1.   The Public Affairs Committee will be seeking to persuade the authorities in England and Wales to follow suit, again, initially in the appellate courts.

2.   Beginning with a few battered vans about two decades ago, they persuaded American authorities to let them stay in business while they grew.

3.   After some amateur epidemiological canvassing of their own, the Gallaghers and some of their friends with autistic children persuaded federal authorities that an investigation was warranted.

4.   But her good behavior, repentance and growing religious belief so impressed the prison chaplain that he persuaded the authorities to allow her to transfer to Repy.

5.   Environmental groups hope that by enlisting local residents they can persuade federal authorities to reconsider the environmental proposal.

6.   Expectations the slowdown in Asian economies will dampen global inflation and persuade monetary authorities to leave interest rates on hold also helped boost stock markets around the world.

7.   Her brother plans to come to Houston later this month to try once more to persuade authorities to reopen the investigation.

8.   Even so, Williams expresses remote hope that the fact she stayed out of trouble during her fugitive days could somehow persuade authorities to continue her parole.

9.   The U.N. envoy Raymond Chretien tried but apparently failed to persuade Zairean authorities to agree to safe havens inside Zaire.

10.   U.S. officials have sought for years to persuade Mexican authorities to extradite Mexican citizens charged with crimes by American grand juries.