But it comes at a time when the Metropolitan Police and other forces are warning the public about fraudsters phoning people pretending to be their bank, and persuading them to part with their card and divulge their Pin code.

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The ability to remotely lock engines comes in handy when persuading late-paying customers to cough up, he notes.

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Try persuading your daughter to accelerate smoothly, coast when possible and stick to 60 mph or so on the highway (I know, it's painful).

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When Fernandopulle arranged to direct the patients to the preferred doctors, the others retaliated, trolling the emergency department and persuading the patients to choose them instead.

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Owen looked sharp in front of watching England coach Fabio Capello, but his lingering hopes of persuading the Italian to include him in his World Cup plans for South Africa may have ended when he pulled up as he ran into the area and was forced to leave the action.

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