Still, most of the performances afforded at least a solid notion of unusual material, and some made especially convincing cases.

But the evidence the Times offered for the widespread nature of that boom was confused and not especially convincing.

He smiled, but knew it wasn't especially convincing.

"No, you've got it all wrong," I said, but these words came out in a listless drone that did not sound especially convincing.

The stories about children are especially convincing.

Ted Danson is especially convincing and brings great dignity to a role that, as written, should have been the most cliched of all.

Later she proved especially convincing in the vision scene.

All this would seem to pose a problem for Warner, who does not make for an especially convincing partisan.

But the novel's attempt to depict him as a founding father of the modern Australian character develops late and is not especially convincing.

His latest solo exhibition, his 23d in New York since 1947, is especially convincing.