It took all her powers of persuasion to induce them to stay.
We have been bombarded with exhortations to take more exercise.
They resorted to cajolery and arm-twisting to get their way.
He was never a member of any school.
Both sides appealed for a new ceasefire.
Do you belong to some religious sect?
Acceptance of women preachers varies from one denomination to another.
He changed our world through the force of his ideas.
Her remarks have added potency given the current situation.