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rather than risk an evening battle in confined waters, the British were planning to wait for the following day, Brueys rescinded his earlier order to sail.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 by Cato's argument, the senate approved Cicero's proposal, and after the conspirators had been executed, the greater portion of Catilina's army quit the field, much as Cato had predicted.

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 effectiveness of airborne assaults, the Allies hurried to train and organize their own airborne units.

Convinced that their troubles stemmed from a shortage of money in circulation, they argued that increasing the volume of money would indirectly raise prices for farm products and drive up industrial wages, thus allowing debts to be paid with inflated dollars.

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.

Convinced that they can get further money out of Whittington if they play their cards right, Tommy and Tuppence prepare to shadow him, only to discover that he has closed his office and disappeared without a trace.

Convinced that their friends are in grave danger, the couple hurry home to Collinwood.

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 the businessman ( and he is ) is in love with Dao, she reveals her secret to him, telling him that their affair produced a child, a daughter who is Daoprasook.

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

Convinced that Americanization was the key to their future, Jackson actively discouraged the use of indigenous languages, traditional cultures and spiritualities.

Convinced they should stay longer, the two went back to school just long enough to request permission to spend the rest of the semester in Selma, studying on their own and returning at the end of the term to take exams.

Convinced of the value of the project, the PLATO system was re-designed, between 1963 and 1969 ; PLATO III allowed " anyone " to design new lesson modules using their TUTOR programming language, conceived in 1967 by biology graduate student Paul Tenczar.

Convinced that their friends have been slain by the other faction, the two pairs join the fight on the side of their respective faction until the truth is revealed.

Convinced, the Maharaja requested them to spell out their requirements to establish the university.

Convinced they were about to die in battle, the scouts took off their uniforms and donned Crow war clothing.

Convinced that bringing their parents would help, Sandy and Kirsten accompany their trip to Berkeley to assist with The Bullit.

Convinced now that Lawrence is a coward, the men angrily but efficiently complete their task, although " Pappy " Creighton ( Jeffrey Hunter ), whose brother is a U. S. Marine, sneaks onto the beach with Flannigan to leave a sign " welcoming " the Marines.

Convinced that the scheme would be profitable in serving the agricultural tractor market, the two were forced to form their own company, F. Perkins Limited, on 7 June 1932, initially with four employees and based in a rented workshop.