Word: convert
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Despite a full two minutes with a two-man advantage, Colgate could not convert, and the normally reserved Bright crowd responded with a standing ovation as the final seconds ticked off Smith's penalty...
Lewis proposes three possible remedies: obtaining 100 more beds in overflow housing areas such as the DeWolfe complex, changing Harvard policies so that 100 more students studied abroad each year or encouraging House masters to convert guest suites to student rooms...
...impulse behind much of the innovation in travel these days is an effort to restore that spirit of freedom. As airlines merge into more impersonal behemoths, an aviation executive creates a low-price, customer-friendly carrier that gives flyers a real choice. Three entrepreneurs convert a Seattle halfway house into a chic inn that people can actually afford. A computer geek almost accidentally creates an online service that cuts through Web clutter to find lower fares. An aviator builds an inexpensive private jet that can almost fit in your garage--the ultimate escape vehicle. Sure, the rest of us still...
...fatigue factor definitely hit Hunt, who, after a stellar first half, struggled mightily from the field in the final stanza. Hunt often had open looks at the basket, but just could not convert on his shots as he had done in the opening half...
Researchers are also searching for new drugs to dampen the inflammation process. The goal of such treatments is not so much to remove a fatty plaque from inside an artery but rather to convert it from a more dangerous form to a more stable one. This may be one of the reasons a daily dose of aspirin, which is both an anti-inflammatory and a blood thinner, can help prevent heart attacks. But doctors would like to have a drug that targets coronary inflammation more specifically and aggressively than aspirin...