Example sentences of "convinced itself " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the White House had convinced itself that a Labour victory would be perfectly tolerable , the President is undoubtedly pleased that Britain is still being run by a man and a party he knows he can rely on . |
| 2 | So the ‘ house of hype ’ has convinced itself that it 's full steam ahead with the architecture centre and hand the cost ( RIBA Journal September ) conservatively £40,000,000 ( count those noughts ) over 30 years . |
| 3 | It is surprising that New Scientist should have convinced itself that the nuclear weapons policy of the SDP is ‘ indistinguishable ’ from that of the government . |
| 4 | Since the Third Department had convinced itself that Sunday schools were hotbeds of sedition , it was hardly surprising that in June 1862 the government closed them down . |
| 5 | Colleagues , the government 's inertia in tackling the crisis in industry stems from the fact that it has convinced itself , if not the general public , that there is no problem . |