The company denied the charges, and persuaded the judge to dismiss it without hearing any evidence.

The company ultimately persuaded the judge to reduce the bond.

Needing even more room, the company in 1890 persuaded the town to move Maine Street.

HOW does a company persuade its longtime chief executive to keep working in his golden years?

At best, companies can sometimes persuade the commission to narrow the charges, he said.

Which raises the question of whether the companies developing these mobile services can persuade many customers to pay for them.

The companies, however, persuaded Congress to make the board water down the rule.

In many recent cases, where "the company has persuaded us" to give it time, he said objections had been dropped.

But the company persuaded the judge to let it do business during an appeal.

If only the combined company can persuade consumers that its merchandise is similarly valuable.