Word: convert
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...trust funds for transportation and wetlands and sought to revise the tax structure. He managed to improve the state's bond rating and pushed through new campaign-finance laws that have drastically curbed the multimillion-dollar electoral extravaganzas of the past. Elected as a Democrat, he was a prize convert to the Republican Party when he defected last March. But Roemer may have moved too fast and too abruptly for his state. And in the end, he met the fate of most Louisiana reformers: he lasted one term...
...Soviets scale back their arms as well, they've come up with a startling idea on how to beat nuclear swords into plowshares while earning some desperately needed hard currency. Commerce Department officials say a Soviet firm called NPO Energiya wants to convert nuclear-missile-bearing submarines into floating launching pads for satellites. The company, which developed booster rockets for the Soviet space shuttle, explains that once the warheads are removed, the sub-borne ballistic missiles can be used to carry commercial payloads into space. On the other hand, will all those unemployed Soviet nuclear experts be put to peaceful...
...Crimson squad has been plagued by its inability to convert shots to goals. But yesterday, the goals came in bunches...
Against Brown, Harvard had several opportunities to score, but failed to convert any of them...
...overtimes Harvard played with much more composure, but failed to convert on any of its chances. The final buzzer sounded with Harvard in Brown's circle readying for a shot, but unable...