Word: convert
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...York Times reported shortly afterward, "The thought echoed throughout the world of instant political analysis, blocking the Clinton campaign's efforts to portray her slim victory in Indiana as an upset, as well as her camp's hopeful analysis that she still had a chance to convert superdelegates with triumphs in the races ahead...
...secrete hormones and cytokines that help control inflammation and guide energy use by all the body's other cells. Normally this regulation of cellular fueling is maintained by a well-balanced relay of metabolic signals. As food calories are absorbed, the pancreas secretes insulin, which prompts the liver to convert sugars into fat. Fat cells then release leptin, a hormone that puts the brakes on eating. Leptin does this by passing along the message that the body is satisfied with the deposit of calories it has received...
...could return Harvard to its potential that had already led the Crimson to victory over the likes of Boston University and Cornell. Time and again in this losing streak, Harvard had fallen thanks to crucial missteps—a slow start, costly penalties—and an inability to convert chances on offense. Instead of embarking on a massive overhaul, Donato stressed the importance of avoiding the little mistakes and winning individual matchups on the ice. By the close of the season, Donato’s squad had transformed itself into a threat to win the conference by generating what...
...Boston College and Boston University, the team’s 1-0 overtime loss at home to the No. 20 Princeton Tigers ended Harvard’s championship quest. Despite a relentless defensive effort in which junior goalkeeper Kylie Stone stopped nine shots, the Tigers found a way to convert off a penalty corner to end the game. The 2007 season featured a competitive Ivy League that saw four teams, including the Crimson, entering the last weekend of the schedule in a tie for second place and looking to take a share of the title were Princeton to falter...
...heading off devastating climate change--and to sidestepping out-of-sight oil prices along the way--is to improve technology. We need good alternatives to fossil fuels, not the ersatz variety in which we convert corn to ethanol and then face soaring food prices. We need to harness vast amounts of solar power and start storing the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-fired power plants underground. We need green buildings that demand less energy for heating and cooling, and automobiles that get vastly more miles per gallon...