Word: convert
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...represents about 100 institutions including insurers and pension funds that together hold about $2 billion of Parmalat bonds. But Bondi needs Parmalat's big creditors - of whom the banks are the biggest - to approve his restructuring plan by the end of this year. Critically, that involves persuading them to convert their debts into equity in the slimmed-down postbankruptcy Parmalat, which Bondi hopes to float on the stock market as early as next year. And right now, the banks don't sound too happy with Bondi. UBS says it believes its transaction was "entirely valid" and that it will vigorously...
...soccer ball. Shirtless with shaved heads and pale skin, they had taken up positions at opposite ends of the court and were playing the ball to one another through the air, crosses whizzed low and hard through the air that nary a touch at the near post would convert into a goal on match day. Thwack, one would take the ball square on his bared chest and then as it landed, fire back an equally powerful airborne pass, about seven feet off the ground, that his mate would meet with the bone of his forehead sending the ball whizzing back...
...easier to part with his pounds. After a few years, he'll justify spending ?40 on a Diesel T shirt by telling himself he's worked so darned hard that he deserves a treat, even if it comes at a high price! After five years here, I still convert back to the South African rand, balk at the cost but then hand over my cash. What else can you do? Jackie Cranke Collier Row, England...
...easier to part with his pounds. After a few years, he'll justify spending ?40 on a Diesel T shirt by telling himself he's worked so darn hard that he deserves a treat, even if it comes at a high price! After five years here, I still convert back to the South African rand, balk at the cost, but then hand over my cash. What else can you do? Jackie Cranke Collier Row, England Unanswered Questions After months of work, the 9/11 commission has found no evidence that Iraq was involved in the 2001 attacks on the U.S. [June...
...break. An artificial beach was laid out next to the river Seine, complete with imported white sand, palm trees and sun loungers, becoming an instant hit with tourists and locals alike. The inspired notion of turning a busy strip of asphalt into a downtown beach has now found another convert?the Dutch city of Rotterdam. Located on the banks of the river Maas at Leuvehaven, Rotterdam's beach is set against a backdrop of high-rises and office blocks in the heart of the action. In addition to volleyball and sunbathing, it hosts everything from dance parties to children...