influence,especiallyfromgovernmentorganizations, that is used totrytopersuadebanksand otherfinancialinstitutionstokeeptorulesandactin thebestinterestsof theeconomy
The third role is that of exhortation and the use of moralsuasionto convince companies to engage in cooperation.
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Nevertheless, even toothless regulations can exert some moralsuasionand influence both practices and demand (22).
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These constructs seek creation of a climate marked by collective concern and moralsuasion: indeed, nothing in this proposal disregards progress made to date.
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I have persuaded hundreds of my friends and fellow trade unionists to join the movement, not by using coercion but by using moralsuasion.
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I think he will find that legislation has done far less than education andsuasion.
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I hope that moralsuasionwill bring common sense to some of the activities taking place.
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Will she go further and provide inducements or moralsuasionto persuade universities to introduce such courses?
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The effect of registration is the moralsuasionwhich it has on the people who are registered.
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Where is this world moralsuasionthat can be applied?
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The orders do not have any effect on that care, except perhaps by moralsuasionor implication, without any force of law.
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We were told that they will use moralsuasion.
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Moreover, we are not in reality doing this thing by moralsuasion.
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His only real power is one ofsuasion.
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They put all their strength into moralsuasion, and did not think that any moral value would come from such restrictions as these.
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Some 24,000 people of all political per-suasions, or none, make great personal sacrifices to work voluntarily for local communities.
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