It was a bit too journalistic for them, I suspect, and they preferred to describe their plans as a bid to transform Dumfries into a "learning town".
Plans to build a dedicated launch facility were unveiled at Farnborough airshow as an ambitious bid to transform Britain from a nation that has never seen a spacecraft launch from its own soil into a leading space nation.
In a bid to transform White Plains as an entertainment magnet, last week the city's Common Council passed a proposal to convert the concrete fountain and plaza at the corner of Main Street and Mamaroneck Avenues into a grassy park with a fountain that will spew 25-foot jets of water to synchronized music.
Countrywide – which Bank of America snapped up for $4bn in early 2008 in a bid to transform itself into the country's largest lender and mortgage servicer – was so eager to make loans that it used dodgy collateral, vague signatures and other sketchy methods, according to documents.
Messaging app Tango has made further layoffs as new CEO Eric Setton continues to orchestrate changes in a bid to transform the struggling company's fortunes.
But celebrity and Michelin-star chefs have also been flocking to the terminal in a bid to transform airport-side dining; fantastic meals can be eaten while you wait to board.
Via the Governor's Run storyline, players build new structures including concert arenas, universities, and even airports, in a bid to transform their cities into capitals, and gain citizens' votes to win the election.
The company made an offer last month to buy solar energy firm SolarCity in a bid to transform the Model S maker into the world's first vertically integrated green energy giant.
When John Deasy took the helm of Los Angeles Unified in 2011, he was backed by the school board, mayor and civic leaders in a bid to transform the nation's second-largest school district with bold measures to improve student performance.
And today, exactly 20 years after his father, Sam, embarked on a seemingly quixotic bid to transform these rusty old railroad yards into Newport, Mr. LeFrak is announcing plans for another hotel and four more apartment towers.
