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Word: convert (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...McManus said the city was allowed to convert only 10 percent of such spaces, an interpretation that Drisdell said was inconsistent with what the city negotiated...

Author: By Michael P. Mann, | Title: CCLN Files Suit Over Garage | 11/28/1989 | See Source »

Jean Fortin, night manager of the Quality Inn said as far as he knows, Harvard has not notified the hotel's management of any plans to convert the building for academic...

Author: By Karen J. Nishida, | Title: University Weighs Uses for Pharmacy Site | 11/28/1989 | See Source »

...deal was the second to diversify Rockefeller holdings since 1985, when the group issued a $1.3 billion mortgage on Rockefeller Center to outside investors. The mortgage holders can convert the loan into a 71.5% equity stake in twelve of Rockefeller Center's buildings in the year 2000. If the holders execute that option, Mitsubishi Estate's ownership in the storied center will slip into minority status -- and any fears that the towering Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center will be replaced by a tiny bonsai plant in Mitsubishi Center will prove to have been misplaced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sure, We'll Take Manhattan | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

...last six minutes of the first half, Harvard had three consecutive corners but failed to convert on any of them. Botched stops prevented the Crimson from even taking a shot on the first two. On the third, Joslin managed to get off a beautiful drive straight to goal, but it was stopped cold by Kersey...

Author: By Angela M. Payne, | Title: Princeton Blanks Stickwomen, 3-0 | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

...they are prey to all kinds of rip-offs. Street crack is contaminated with an astonishing variety of chemicals, from amphetamines and meat tenderizers to pesticides. To make sure they are not being poisoned, some users are going back to a process popular years ago. They buy cocaine and convert it into a purer form of crack at home. This dangerous process, called free-basing, involves combining cocaine with baking soda and cooking the mixture. The latest trend among well- to-do users is to prepare their free base in microwave ovens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: A Plague Without Boundaries | 11/6/1989 | See Source »

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