Example sentences of "they can [be] persuade [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relevant criterion is whether two forms commonly interbreed in the wild , and not whether they can be persuaded to do so in captivity . |
| 2 | Customer objections can be more easily overcome if they can be persuaded to take part in the demonstration process . |
| 3 | Therefore , I hope that they can be persuaded to stop . |
| 4 | In Japan the government tends to see academics as a useful way of influencing public opinion : how handy if they can be persuaded to open public discussion of a policy change the politicians want to make . |
| 5 | So , yes , if staff are conducting research , the more they can be persuaded to work in areas which directly ‘ underpin' the curriculum , the less is the intellectual distance between their teaching and research activities . |
| 6 | They can be persuaded to reveal the whereabouts of this treasure by holding their eyes in a fixed stare , though they will disappear the instant the mortal blinks . |