Word: converted
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...visibly different team in the second half, the Crimson improved its speed and earned two back-to-back penalty corners in the opening minutes, although Harvard failed to convert on either...
...regional jets--now the fastest-growing segment of the industry. The 757 production line will be closed down soon. And Boeing's aging 767 has been selling so poorly that the company is trying to persuade the Department of Defense to spend $22.4 billion to lease 100 767s and convert them to military tankers. That plan has stalled before a skeptical Congress...
...catalysts for these gains are a passel of measures enacted by the government to revive rural economies and stimulate domestic demand. This approach has been widely dubbed "Thaksinomics"?and suddenly, everyone is a convert. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is a disciple and so is Indonesia's Megawati Sukarnoputri: both have adopted Thaksin-like programs for their countries. Even China, the engine of growth in the region, sent officials in July to investigate Thaksinomics' successes. "When Thaksin first talked about his [programs for rural recovery], everybody made fun of him," says Arroyo. "But one year later, other countries were also...
...minutes later, the Crimson did convert when Sedgwick sent a long ball to junior forward Alisha Moran, who cut back toward the middle of the field and bent a shot into the top right corner...
...don’t expect you to convert immediately. It took me about four years. But someday it may happen that the heavens will open, light will stream from the sky and you will realize that Radiohead is the only band in the world worth listening to. Possibly even, it will be another band. And you will remember these words, and gnash your teeth as you realize that you will never be able to make the others see what you mean when you say that this is the greatest music in the world. But look carefully and you may catch...