Rule creators generally express the conviction that some kind of threatening social evil exists that must be combated.

Good chairing makes time productive and still gives people a chance to express their convictions.

The wanderer expresses the conviction of being a stranger everywhere.

He felt that he should express his convictions whether positive or negative and not remain silent from a silly apprehension of the consequences.

The parents paid thirty marks for their son's admission; he expresses the conviction that they imposed this exile upon him from an earnest desire for his welfare.