Word: convert
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That's how it goes with Wu-Tang Clan--part music sensation, part myth. And this is its paradox. It is a branded marketing juggernaut, instantly recognizable in remote corners of the globe but not quite able to convert its wide appeal to the mainstream. With its latest album, The W (see review), RZA hopes to harness the band's market power to better management in order to restage the Wu brand and set the Clan on a new growth phase...
That's still far off the budget of $3 million to $10 million the state allocated this year when lawmakers voted to refund 30% of the price of a new car or truck to anyone who agreed to convert the vehicle to run on propane or natural gas. In addition, the state promised to pay for every conversion...
...Once again, the Justices seemed unsure as to what, exactly, a recount order would mean. What standards would be used? Trying to convert a skeptical courtroom to his point of view, Boies pointed out there is already a standard established by the Florida legislature, and that standard should be used. "But what does that standard mean?" persisted the questions...
...speech last night in Langdell Library, Republican Gov. George Ryan of Illinois described how he became a "convert" to the anti-death penalty cause...
Harvard kept up the pressure throughout the first half, keeping the lead hovering around 20 points. B.U. was unable to turn positives into points. For instance, while the Terriers had a rebounding edge, they were unable to convert those into significant second chance points. And instead of using the ten-day break as a way to get ready for the game, it looked as if B.U. had just rusted...