Object

• voter: They will work in schools, markets and other places where people gather, to persuade voters to register.

• politician: They show that the Serbian politicians tried to persuade the Bosnian Serb politicians to accept the Plan.

• jury: Most important, Hamdi won't be able to require the government to persuade a jury that he is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

• government: What do you think you could do to persuade the Canadian government that the culls are wrong?

Subject

• argument: In reaching this conclusion the Tribunal was persuaded by the argument put forward by the Respondents.

Modifying Another Word

• eventually: However, she was eventually persuaded to substitute a fine.

• gently: Jill befriended her, and gently persuaded her that the workshops might be good for her.

• finally: She's finally persuaded to see a doctor, who tells her that she must improve her diet.

• somehow: Then in 1994 Sally's aunt somehow persuaded the girls of the family that they should accompany her to the New Dawn conference.

• successfully: At the first conference of the NAACP she successfully persuaded the organization to resolve to make lynching a federal crime.

Infinitive complement

• resign: Come March, I was persuaded to resign as a director.

• stay: But he was persuaded to stay in politics by John Newton, the writer of Amazing Grace.

• invest: In spite of this, he's persuaded to invest in the restaurant.

• withdraw: Appeal if you feel hard done by, as lenders can often be persuaded to withdraw charges if you kick up a fuss.

• join: This play has a man asking a lady to marry him, is refused and is persuaded to join the army by the Sergeant.

• accept: Despite her abilities, no mainstream school could be persuaded to accept her.

Preposition: of

• merit: Principals and teachers must be persuaded of the merits of this work.

Preposition: by

• argument: In reaching this conclusion the Tribunal was persuaded by the argument put forward by the Respondents.