Word: convert
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Pope John Paul II said it with hardly a wince, hardly a quiver of intimidation even with the Combat Zone burning bright to the South, with Kruggerrands on sale in banks down the street, with every journalist and photographer struggling in vain to convert him and his mission to a catchy cliche for sale on the morning stands...
...female hormones to encourage spawning. But the biologists there also adhered to the Maoist maxim to "change wastes into treasures and turn harmful into beneficial." They feed the fish animal and even human wastes (after fermentation to kill fecal parasites). Elsewhere, the Chinese are introducing "digesters" (small tanks) that convert biological wastes into methane gas, which in turn powers electrical generators and can be used for cooking. The residue is returned to the soil as a fertilizer...
...Saturday's post-game conference, Restic said he had planned at the beginning of the year to convert Smerczynski into a defensive halfback. Since then, Smerczynski has been splitting his practice time between quarterback and halfback workouts...
Closer to the crowded hillside, middle-aged ladies press devotional circulars on the crowd, urging them to visit Bayside, N.Y., "The Lourdes of America." Bayside, apparently, is run by a seer named Veronica Leucken. Her pamphlet includes a plea to the Pope to "convert Russia" and to "save the world from the great flames of the Ball of Redemption that fast approaches." She also inveighs against communion by hand...
...midfield, the two teams alternated furious offensive onslaughts that usually lasted for several minutes. The Crimson defense proved strong, and aggressive goalie Betty Ippolito ranged far out of the net to kick away loose balls. But the same old problem hampered the offense--it was unable to convert offensive pressure into goals...