Convinced of the wisdom of their own actions, and reassured by the promises of their economic development programs, governments may fail to push outward to win more and more people to the national effort, becoming instead more rigid and inflexible in their policies.

Convinced by this that rather than risk an evening battle in confined waters, the British were planning to wait for the following day, Brueys rescinded his earlier order to sail.

Convinced by Romero, a production company called Image Ten was formed which included Romero, Russo, Streiner, Hardman and Eastman.

Convinced that her career was being damaged by a succession of mediocre films, Davis accepted an offer in 1936 to appear in two films in Britain.

Convinced the book would be popular, Jewett made the unusual decision ( for that time ) to have six full-page illustrations by Hammatt Billings engraved for the first printing.

Convinced by the Canadian Cancer Society that arriving in Ottawa for Canada Day would aid fundraising efforts, he remained in Montreal for a few extra days.

Convinced by her own study of the Bible, especially Genesis 1, and through experimentation, Mary claimed to have found healing power through a higher sense of God as Spirit and man as God's spiritual " image and likeness.

Convinced that he has tracked down the murderer of a business tycoon who was shot in his mansion, he is told by the real perpetrator over dinner what mistakes in logical deduction he has made in trying to solve the case.

Convinced that he was being called to return to Russia in triumph as the rightful Tsar, Alexis was lured to the rock and murdered by the son, who rode a horse along the beach through the incoming tide to avoid leaving tracks, whilst his friends supplied his alibi.

Convinced by Egwene's cause, she swore fealty and has since been spying on Lelaine Akashi's faction for Egwene.

Convinced of the more Calvinist doctrines of the Church of England, John became alarmed at the Arminian slant of King Charles I's religious policy and his increasingly autocratic rule ; he believed the King had been misled by evil councillors.

Convinced that the Stuart monarchy has collapsed, Daniel returns to London and takes revenge on Jeffreys by inciting a crowd to capture him for trial and later execution.

Convinced by Japanese-American farmers in Central Valley to support redress, Senator Wilson co-sponsored the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

Convinced SPECTRE no longer exists, Bond is frustrated by MI6's insistence that he continue the search and his inability to find Blofeld.

Convinced by the principles of evolution, he believed that these principles may be capable of being applied in psychic research and he proposed to use it to explain obscure phenomena such as hypnotism, clairvoyance, telepathy and the like.

Convinced by his brother-in-law, Simon Pavlov, he joined a dissatisfied Cossack group who were fleeing eastward for an independent Cossack community on the Terek River.

Convinced of the guilt of Dreyfus through the assurances of the staff, and before long by Henry's forged documents, Pellieux refused at the outset to examine the bordereau, on the subject of which there was " chose jugée.

Convinced by recent events, such as the Mueda massacre, that peaceful agitation would not bring about independence, FRELIMO contemplated the possibility of armed struggle from the outset, although it did not launch its first attack until September 1964.

Convinced that Dubrovnik was governed by a small circle of elitist aristocracy bent to tyranny, he tried to persuade in five letters ( four of which survive ) the powerful Medici family in Florence to help him overthrow the government in his home town ; they did not respond.

Convinced that the Islamic and Germanic mystical systems shared a common Aryan root, he was attracted by Pohl ’ s runic lore and became the Master of the Walvater's Bavarian province late in 1917.

Convinced by Coach that Diane will lose her mind if she leaves Cheers again, Sam hires her back to Cheers as a waitress.

Convinced his life since the drunken night in the street is simply a nightmarish vision created by Life Extension, César leaps from the roof of the company's high-rise headquarters, resolving to open his eyes once more to real life outside the cryonic fantasy.

Convinced by these revelations, and prompted also by popular speculations as to Hitler's survival in Antarctica, Serrano accompanied the Chilean Army and Navy on their expedition to Antarctica in 1947-48, in the capacity of a journalist.

Convinced of the feasibility of the program by Mrs. Love, who had a Commercial Pilot License, he asked her to draw up a proposal, unaware that Arnold had shelved a similar proposal by Tunner's superior, Maj. Gen. Robert Olds.

Convinced by their parents to enter a drama program at the Inner City Cultural Center, the trio did not take the lessons seriously until classmate Malcolm-Jamal Warner's ascent to fame after being cast on the sitcom The Cosby Show.

Convinced that Bhutto had orchestrated the attacks with the collusion of Khan's old rival Abdul Qayyum Khan, and after one particularly narrow escape, he warned Bhutto on the floor of the National Assembly that he would trade bullet for bullet with Bhutto, after that speech Bhutto's trips to the North-West Frontier Province were heavily guarded.

Convinced that they had a " civilizing mission ", they envisioned Indochina's participation in a French Union of former colonies that shared the common experience of French culture.

Convinced of its medical value, Caroline had her children Amelia, Caroline and Frederick inoculated against smallpox in the same manner.

Convinced that the Prince of Condé was responsible for the uprising, the king had him come to the court and on October 31, 1560 arrested.

Convinced that Patton would lead the invasion, Rommel was caught off-guard and unable to react strongly to the Normandy invasion, as Patton's illusory FUSAG had not " yet " landed.

Convinced it was over, Noailles had implored the King to seek safety ; but Saxe reassured him that the battle was not lost.

Convinced that it had a potential leading man under contract, the studio decided to produce a version of Les Miserables as a vehicle for him.

Convinced he had seen a divine vision, he celebrated Mass, and took some of the brothers out in search of the place.

Convinced he had a hit on his hand, Brunner persuaded Freshline to let Hansa release a new version of " Another Night " with Petersen ( miming Karin Kasar's vocals ) and O-Jay to become the male part of the duo " M. C.

Convinced of Jenga's potential, Grebler had invited two cousins to form Pokonobe Associates with him in 1985 to increase distribution of Jenga.

Convinced she had control over the game, Deena changed the pecking order from Butch to Alex, in case Matthew were to win the next immunity challenge.

Convinced that his ship had won the day, Jones ordered her back to Norfolk.

Convinced that Canada had become a nation on the battlefields of Europe, its Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden demanded that it have a separate seat at the conference.

Convinced that Machel had irrevocably moved away from their orbit, the Soviets allegedly did not hesitate to sacrifice the pilot and the whole crew of their own plane.

* Documentary-Hitler's Bodyguard: Bombs and Paranoia ( 2008, Episode 7 / 13 ), ( Convinced that a failed bomb plot had roots in England, a Gestapo counterintelligence officer engineered an elaborate sting to snatch British agents .).

Convinced that its occupant, a man named Gerald Grice, had killed Roche and fed her remains to his dogs as scraps, Kovacs killed the dogs with Grice's meat cleaver and waited for his arrival.

Convinced of its medical value, the Queen had her two younger daughters, Amelia and Caroline, inoculated successfully.

Convinced he had enough evidence to proceed, in a letter to physician Hans Sloane he wrote that the affair had " almost alarmed England " and that he would soon publish his findings.

Convinced that the Spanish general in charge of the garrison wasn ’ t up to the task, Codrington, who had a clearer strategic outlook of the situation, contrived a plan of succour.

Convinced that successful participation in competition was the best way to market these cars and dissatisfied with their performance, W O — inspired by a paperweight — had a set of aluminium alloy pistons made for the DFP engine and with a tuned camshaft, took several records at Brooklands in 1913 and 1914.

Convinced that unions were the only means workers had of protecting their interests, Murray became an avid and lifelong unionist.

" Convinced that the powerful Vandalia project had fallen through, Lord Dunmore, governor of Virginia, decided to make good his colony's western claims.