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• n  an event that results in a transformation
• n  a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"
• n  a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
• n  a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
• n  (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
• n  a change of religion
  his conversion to the Catholic faith
• n  interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
• n  act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
• n  the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another

• Mainstream Christian organizations avoid conversion campaigns and declare they are pleased for Jews to remain Jews.
• After-market conversion kits are expensive, but impatient drivers are snapping them up to get better mileage.
• Around the time of his conversion, Padilla legally changed his name to Ibrahim.

• transition
• changeover
• rebirth
• spiritual rebirth

News & Articles

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• Condo conversion law OKd by S.F. board
  Condo conversion law OKd by S.F. board Thousands of San Franciscans could become first-time homeowners while also contributing an estimated $20 million for affordable housing under legislation given initial approval Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. The legislation would allow about 2,200 tenancy-in-common unit owners who are currently on a waiting list that allows just 200 conversions to ...
  June 12, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle
• Conversion Charges
  (Cheyenne) — A former executive director of the Eastern Shoshone Housing Authority appeared in federal court Monday for an arraignment on charges of the conversion of moneys from an Indian Tribal organization. Joanne Lynn Seesequasis appeared ...
  June 12, 2013 - Riverton Radio
• Condo conversion legislation wins approval of supervisors
  Condo conversion legislation wins approval of supervisors Thousands of San Franciscans could become first-time homeowners while also contributing an estimated $20 million for affordable housing under legislation given initial approval Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. The legislation would allow about 2,200 tenancy in common unit owners who are currently on a waiting list that allows just 200 ...
  June 12, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

Quotes

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• John Kerry in CNN International
  I'd rather spend the money on the infrastructure, on direct investment, on energy conversion and other kinds of things much more directly and much more rapidly and much more certainly create a real job,said Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts.
• John McCain in Baltimore Sun
  America will need foresight like Rudolf Diesel's and motivation like Mark Nagurney's - plenty of both - if it is to achieve what Mr. McCain calls "a swift conversion of American vehicles away from oil" without wrenching disruptions to the US...
• Meg Whitman in BusinessWeek
  Conversion rates are going back up, so sellers are seeing more success -- and if history is any guide, supply follows demand,Whitman said. "We always anticipated a lag in listings growth. We are not unduly concerned."