Nevertheless, a few disclosures have helped convince several lawmakers and Congressional investigators that some charges may be valid.

Provider groups have spent tens of millions of dollars on advertising and lobbying to convince lawmakers that they need more money from Medicare to cover their costs.

The state has given Agbar 30 days to convince lawmakers that the program is sound.

The foundation hopes to convince consumers and lawmakers that there are cultural costs to giving copyright holders too much power.

Mr. Rowland said he believed he would be able to convince lawmakers that the current proposal was a good deal for taxpayers and for the state.

The earlier struggle to convince lawmakers of the social as well as economic need to help low-income working parents no longer seemed as necessary.

Proving that may be essential to convincing the public and lawmakers that increased subsidies are justified.

The groups campaigning to change the law began mobilizing today to convince lawmakers that they would not consider this bill sufficient.

This incident was used to convince lawmakers about the need for such an amendment.

But in most places, the steady growth of the last four years has convinced lawmakers that additional tax cutting can be afforded without endangering essential programs.