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Word: convert (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Cambridge City Council last night voted to send two petitions to the state legislature--one that would end zoning exemptions for universities in Cambridge, and another that would prevent landlords from evicting tenants from rental apartments in order to convert them into condominiums...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: State House To Consider City Petitions | 12/5/1978 | See Source »

...course, some tax havens remain. Apartment houses and the renovation of historical buildings are the most popular, largely because Congress took no steps to block nonrecourse financing of them. Thus a shelter partnership might raise $1 million from its members and $4 million in nonrecourse loans to convert a rundown building into federally subsidized apartments at a total cost of $5 million. Though the property could be assumed to have a useful life of 30 years, the investors may deduct the mostly borrowed cost over five years, providing them with $1 million a year in write-offs that they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: What Is Left in Tax Shelters | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

...hoping that last year's new people have matured into more than just good prospects," McCurdy said. People to look for in these events are sophomore David Frim, who will run the 600, and John Chafee, who will take on the half-mile provided he can smoothly convert from a cross country pace to the speed of the track...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Trackmen to Start Against B.U. | 11/29/1978 | See Source »

...Crimson stickwomen racked up six shots-on-goal, only one short of Penn's seven, but could not convert to get on the scoreboard...

Author: By Helen V. Scovell, | Title: Stickwomen Shut Out by Penn | 11/8/1978 | See Source »

...shaking in my boots because we had some really good frosh," recalled Mary. "I'm glad that there was enough space for me on the team and that Debi thought enough of me to convert me into a defensive player. I knew Sarah was better than me, but I appreciated Debi's sensitivity in the matter...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: Mary Howard: Captain and Character | 11/8/1978 | See Source »

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