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Word: convert (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hypocrisy of the Army hierarchy. Her sure, colorful voice invests the Weill/Brecht songs with an emotional depth that shames the plot's cliches. Casey uses the songs to suggest contradictions in Lil's character that the script brushes over. In the biting "Sailor's Tango"--sung to convert Bill-the evangelist smolders with sexual invitation. She turns the haunting denunciation of love into its tender yet rueful opposite--a declaration of her feelings for Bill in "Surabaya Johnny...

Author: By Susan D. Chira, | Title: Kurt and Bert, Redux | 5/6/1980 | See Source »

...biggest challenge to rent control and condo limits may come in the courts. Rent control without the condo ordinance would probably do as much harm as good, tempting landlords to convert their units in search of peace and, presumably, more money. The first court fight on the ordinance began within months of the law's passage. It reached court for the first time last week. Both sides vow to keep fighting no matter what the outcome at the first judicial level. "I have felt for a long time that legislation would probably not survive the decade. What we are trying...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Lid on the Pressure Cooker | 5/6/1980 | See Source »

...School Library, which comprises 10 per cent of the University's holdings, will convert to a computer based system by July 1981, Robert Berring '74, acting librarian, said Tuesday...

Author: By Jeffrey B. Chasnow, | Title: Union Catalogues Will Cease After Libraries Computerize | 5/1/1980 | See Source »

...bill provides 12 months' eviction notice to low-and moderate-income tenants and six months to all others before landlords could convert rental housing to condominiums. It would also give tenants the first option to buy their housing...

Author: By Grace H. Freedman, | Title: Local Officials Want to Limit Condos | 4/29/1980 | See Source »

...Celtics got the ball back but could not convert as a forced pass inside to Dave Cowens went astray. The 76ers pounced on the loose ball and ran out the remaining second for the victory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Celtics Late Rally Falls Short As Sixers Take Series Lead | 4/24/1980 | See Source »

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