Word: convert
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...teetotaler. But dormitory space at the University of California at Berkeley is so limited that students take what they can get. So when Meneves moved into Freeborn, a no-alcohol-allowed residence for 228 students, she expected to be bored beyond endurance. Instead, she's become a convert to the concept. "I have time to study here because there's no noise and there's no one throwing up in the hallway at all hours of the night," she says. "It's just like any other dorm with the exception that it's cleaner and quieter." Sounds like something that...
Christian leaders also point to a growing number of students who convert to Christianity as evidence that commitment to the spiritual mission of the groups is genuine...
Since the yacht club that hosted the event owned twelve sonars, which are a type of three-person boat, the Crimson was forced to convert its sailing style...
Harvard showed a lot of heart and strong play in the final stanza, but it took the team a long time to get in sync. The Crimson's passing was off most of the first two periods, and Harvard could convert on only one of its eight power plays through the first two periods. The end result was few quality scoring chances--15 Harvard shots on goal through 40 minutes...
...offering orchestrated by Morgan Stanley. China, tires -- it sounded like a wondrous proposition, but Kaye says it isn't. "All Morgan Stanley did was pull a couple of outmoded bias-ply tire plants off the shelf and repackage them. It's going to take a lot of money to convert those plants to radials. Meanwhile, China Tire isn't being paid for the tires it sells already...