Word: convert
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard came out swinging in the second half. Within three minutes the hometown stickwomen put together perhaps their most serious threat of the afternoon, but freshman Kate Felsen couldn't convert a scoring opportunity in front of an open...
...allowed scientists at Cornell University to melt the face of diamond with a laser beam. While heating a mixture of graphite and potassium between two diamond "anvils," geology student Jon S. Gold inadvertently misfired the laser beam at a higher power than planned. Not only did the laser convert the graphite to diamond, but it melted an approximately one tenth of an inch furrow across the diamond's face...
...there's a problem with this year's squad, which will struggle Penn, Dartmouth and Brown for the league crown, it's that it has had trouble with its shooting. The offense can generate good scoring opportunities, but whether it can convert these chances into goals with regularity remains to be seen...
...break in borrowing costs would aid such industries as housing and autos. It might also help lower the lofty value of the dollar, which has risen to record levels because high U.S. interest rates have spurred foreigners to convert their money into dollars for investment in the U.S. A cheaper dollar, in turn, would help narrow the burgeoning U.S. trade deficit by making America's exports less costly and its imports more expensive. Figures released last week showed that the trade gap hit a record $14.1 billion in July and $74 billion for the year...
...claim the breakthrough is just a lot of air to puff up the cosmetics market. A few users complain that mousse leaves a residue and makes hair pack down. Millions of fans, however, swear by it. Carol Alt, a top Elite model who poses for mousse ads, is a convert. The best part, she says, is that her husband likes its pleasant almond fragrance...