• Pardus may find it difficult to convince other board members of the need for change.

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  • In practice, though, it will be difficult to convince doubters that cash does not buy access to ministers.

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  • Sometimes, I must admit, it is difficult to convince myself of the scientific basis for global warming and alternative energy.

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  • Another factor facing Adobe is that it is becoming more and more difficult to convince users to pay to upgrade to the latest version when older versions are acceptable.

    FORBES: Adobe's Creative Cloud Move Causes Outcry And Confusion

  • But it may still be difficult to convince the public that the higher taxes are leading to an increase in NHS spending above and beyond what was planned anyway.

    BBC: National insurance tax rise 'to boost NHS'

  • Bernstein's Porges has written that it may prove difficult to convince insurers to let doctors and patients try the drug unless its effectiveness and safety far outstrip that of Fosamax.

    FORBES: The results couldn't look much better.

  • According to Dr Roberts, even with clear evidence of bigger overall catches, it is difficult to convince fishermen that giving up between 20% and 40% of their grounds makes sense.

    ECONOMIST: Marine conservation

  • Despite the data, it was difficult to convince the public of the severe storm on the horizon because Boston was enjoying beautiful sunny weather on that late October weekend, Case said.

    CNN: Forecasting "The Perfect Storm"

  • For instance, when every message from a sender's account is tagged with "privileged and confidential, " it might make it difficult to convince a judge that any one email is more private than another.

    WSJ: Email Disclaimers Proliferate

  • It was difficult to convince shareholders that change was needed when the firm seemed healthy, particularly in a country where investors focus on the short term and firms have to report earnings every month.

    ECONOMIST: Face value

  • Scottish police forces have succeeded in freeing numerous sex workers they believe to have been trafficked, but they have found it very difficult to convince the victims in such cases to make formal complaints.

    BBC: Two Scots admit sex trafficking across UK

  • Finally, as with every generation before them, retirement can seem like a lifetime away to someone in their late teens or early 20s, so it can be difficult to convince young people to take investing seriously.

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  • There had been a slight evidence of a risk with naproxen, but the study was stopped because data available from studies indicating a risk with Celebrex made it difficult to convince medical institutions to continue the study.

    FORBES: The Naproxen Risk That Wasn't

  • Michishita is sympathetic to the U.S. position, but he believes it will be difficult for Kan to convince the Japanese, especially the people of Okinawa, of the dangers Japan may face that require a large U.S. military presence.

    NPR: Japan's PM Faces Test Over U.S. Base On Okinawa

  • "I don't think that video games could fit within the 'exception francaise' because it is very difficult for us to convince the government that what we do is culture, " says Mr Baudet.

    BBC: Screenshot of Eden's Kya

  • The water industry has traditionally been conservative because its No. 1 goal is to avoid sickening people, so it can be difficult for a company to convince a municipality to risk testing a new approach.

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  • That could make it much more difficult for the plaintiffs to convince a foreign court to seize Chevron's assets.

    WSJ: Ecuador Court Orders Chevron to Pay

  • More than 99 percent of my time on this issue is consumed by the difficult task of trying to convince policy makers that tax competition, fiscal sovereignty, and financial privacy should be celebrated rather than persecuted.

    FORBES: Why Tax Havens Are A Force For Good

  • Moreover, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to convince Congress to support new spending programs in this time of budget deficits.

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  • To try to convince people that that experience is not repeatable is, frankly, more difficult than it should be.

    FORBES: Unrealistic expectations

  • David Abella, an analyst at Rochdale Investment Management, expects Wal-Mart to take advantage of the difficult environment by cutting prices further in an effort to attract shoppers away from competitors, as well as convince those tight on cash to keep buying.

    FORBES: Wal-Mart Keeps Its Head Up

  • Richey's parents Graham and Sherry Edwards were granted a similar court order but Ms Elias said it was a struggle as they had to convince a judge there was overwhelming evidence he would not be coming back - a difficult task in the absence of a body.

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