1 - The second problem involved in teaching adaptive reading lies in convincing the students of the need to be aware of their purposes in reading.

2 - My colleagues seemed genuinely worried by my decision and many of them tried to convince me to change my mind.

3 - Evidence of racial bias in sentencing helped to convince certain states in America to rule against capital punishment in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

4 - Urgent research into the potential dangers of nanotechnology needs to be carried out in order to convince the public of its future value in fields, such as medicine and computing.

5 - Many experts are convinced that behavioral sleep therapy, although it seems slower and more difficult, works better than drugs in the long run for most patients.