Example sentences of "have convinced [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ meticulous experiments have convinced me that this ratio ( 1:100 ) between the quantity of diluent and that of the medicine being dynamized is far too low to develop the medicinal substance properly and to a high degree with a large number of succussions unless force is used …
2 Conversations I 've had with countless men in Britain have convinced me of it .
3 I believe this situation is self-explanatory , so I wo n't bother you with details ; suffice it to say that the best engineers in Germany have convinced me that the weakest point in this chain is your body .
4 You have convinced me .
5 Yet 35 years of research have convinced me that managerial hierarchy is the most efficient , the hardiest , and in fact the most natural structure ever devised for large organizations .
6 But my experiences in Guatemala , where the government has murdered tens of thousands for taking the tiniest steps towards development , have convinced me that non-violence does not always work , and that it is arrogant and dangerous to insist on such methods .
7 And surely her ministers have convinced her that tap water really is safe and wholesome to drink .
8 Although she says that it was not necessarily an easy step to take , her community was behind her , and the reactions she has had from friends and teachers have convinced her that the step she took was an important one , challenging stereotypes in the West about what it means to be a Muslim girl , and bringing her a great sense of identity and of no longer being at odds with herself .
9 Today Papert is a professor of maths at MIT and those early experiences , extended during his work with Jean Piaget , have convinced him that the way to true understanding is through exploratory interaction with tangible things .
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