Doctor Terry Pechacek at the C.D.C. says the findings should persuade every country that smoking in enclosed spaces is very dangerous to nonsmokers.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

He says the money helps to persuade drug makers to take part in the project.

VOA: special.2010.03.29

In Pyongyang,Bosworth will try to persuade North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament talks with South Korea, the U.S.,China,Japan and Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

In exchange,Sufi Mohammad promised to persuade Taliban militants, led by his son-in-law Maulana Fazlullah, to lay down their arms.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

About six years ago,the U.S., Russia,China,South Korea and Japan began trying to persuade North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons in exchange for diplomatic and economic benefits.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"I think we also agree that it is important to take every opportunity to try and persuade the Iranians to reconsider what is actually in their own security interests,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

For the first four months of 2009, new car sales in Britain were down nearly 30 percent, so there is much hope the incentive plan can persuade some to purchase now.

VOA: standard.2009.05.18