Sentences with phrase «even cajoled»

I liked it so much I even cajoled her into splitting a second slice with me!

There is no Higher Power there in whose name you can go out and bash unbelievers, or browbeat them (or even cajole them for that matte) r. Anyone who tries that is working out of their own head, not out of AA.

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Stucke and Ezrachi envision a world where our digital butlers compliment and cajole us, encourage us to communicate, and even send personalized notes on our behalf — all of this potentially affecting our moods and those of our friends.

If you read some of the ancient sermon texts, even from the very beginning of institutional Christianity in the fourth century, you can often read between the lines of these sermons and see that the Bishops and Priests had such people in their congregations, and were cajoling them and guilting them back into conformity, and even sometimes persecuting them for «abandoning Jesus and the church.»

I am convinced that a good deal of talk about prayer is vitiated by the assumption that God is an intolerant, indeed we might say an intolerable, tyrant who must be cajoled rather than addressed; and this is tied in with a picture of his nature or character that is fundamentally unchristian or subchristian, even if many Christian thinkers have fallen victim to it.

Even our own Olympic Committee was cajoling us to take that medal.

But instead of spending the rest of the evening catching up on your chores and clocking some precious time with your partner, you're in and out of your child's room, cajoling her to sleep.

My father has ulcerative colitis and when he eats gluten, he has celiac - like symptoms (he's never been diagnosed despite my cajoling him) and even trace amounts leave him ill for days.

Try not to cajole your baby into opening her mouth for one more bite because you want the bowl to be clean, even though it might feel good to you.

If you're constantly hovering at mealtime, wheedling, cajoling, and counting bites, she's likely to become even more resistant to eating.

I could, usually, convince and cajole Ezra into latching — even after a refusal earlier in the day.

«To that end I have to leave now, even though I don't want to, to see if I can coax, or hoodwink, or cajole my colleagues into making them.»

The government's unpopular and many Tories trust Cameron even less and can not be cajoled to vote Tory.

Even though Republicans control the state Senate, New York operatives of both parties agreed that Cuomo could have cajoled Republicans in Albany to agree to a Congressional map more favorable to Democrats.

And even if they doubt Government's ability to solve crucial policy challenges, they believe in the Government's duty and ability to direct and cajole civil society into action on its behalf to solve these challenges.

But the governor, praised for his tactical acumen even by his enemies, has always been able to keep some measure of control by splitting apart coalitions, cajoling allies and picking losers among his would - be opponents.

Cuomo has used a variety of means — threats, cajoling, carrots and even the office of the governor through the Executive Mansion — in order to get what he wants legislatively.

She will beg and cajole and tell you all the reasons you need to have it, even though you said 100 times, you don't want it.

Armed with a battery of classics from Rodgers and Hammerstein's famous score, Forbush attempts to wash that man right out of her hair, while Cable cajoles with the men in affirming that there's nothin» like a dame... especially when you're planning some enchanted evening.

Even before a few Russian mobsters get in on the action, taking this loaded but legal enterprise in a more sordid direction, Molly has no shortage of greedy, overconfident men to cajole, spar with, counsel and occasionally turn the tables on.

Whether through experience or just fear, Tequila never said a word to the cops as they pried and cajoled and even threatened.

She it was who had cajoled Mr J.L.B. Matekoni into fostering the two children who now lived in their house; that had been a good thing, of course, and the children were dearly loved, but Mr J.L.B. Matekoni had not thought the thing through and had failed even to consult Mma Ramotswe about the whole matter.

Many first - time writers and those eager to have their book published are often sucked in by high pressure sales reps who will convince the first - time author that they are losing money by not publishing their book straight away or heaping praise on them to cajole them to signing a contract without even reading their manuscript.

Hank proceeds to harangue Doc every time that Doc shoots up; whining, begging, insulting, sniveling, and cajoling, Hank wields even more power over Doc dead than alive, and his poltergeist - like sensibilities provide comic relief as well as highlight Doc's own sense of regret for his role in Hank's fatal overdose.

You'll certainly feel like you are in dream when you stroll through the expansive stalls that set up in the medina every evening, with the loud sounds of bargain and cajoling of passerbys filling the ether around you.

It's one that cajoles your reactions, teasing you to ever - so - slight improvement over the course of even a single stage.

It's an intriguing RPG with capable of captivating players with its «got ta catch «em all» demon cajoling and intriguing combat system, made even better with a number of seamless supplements.

But more and more, the government is stepping in to cajole us to adopt certain behaviors and actions it thinks we should, even though these actions (whether it's not wearing a seatbelt or smoking cigarettes) don't directly affect anyone else.

-LSB-...] with strategies and tactics to ensure they have the right words before, during and after the interview to influence, connect, cajole and even disarm the hiring decision - maker.

Perls cajoled, jolted, and perhaps even shamed people into becoming self - reliant and self - sufficient.