Sentence examples for convert himself from inspiring English sources

But if technology could provide more and more goods from fewer and fewer resources, it was conceivable that man could convert himself from an inherent failure, as Malthus had depicted him, into a success in his environment.

They knew each other from mutual colleagues; some of Mr. Clinton's political advisers and pollsters advised Mr. Barak on his successful campaign to convert himself from soldier to prime minister.

Any fan of Mr. Lawrence's sitcom "Martin" knows about his skill in using transformative appliances to convert himself into another person with even fewer inhibitions than he displays as himself.

But before Lee could become a major force in consumer electronics and audio, he had to convert himself and his engineering prowess at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory into a serious audio engineer and entrepreneur.

He saw nothing wrong with this and it may be germane to recall that he was a convert himself.

Rabbi Cukierkorn (he pronounces it COOK-your-corn) is a convert himself, of sorts, to computer technology.

While Zico converts himself into such a worldly coach, Romario is trying something completely different.

He joked a little & then said he wouldn't think of converting anyone and had not intention of being converted himself.

The owner of the building was Tamir Sapir, a former cabdriver from Russia who had converted himself into a Manhattan real estate mogul.

He selected as his thesis "The Bird Fauna of the West Sumatra Islands," and set about converting himself into a doctor.

Instead of giving them terrible illnesses it of course turns them into Übermenschen of various sorts, though only Johnny's new abilities are an unmixed blessing: by shouting "Flame on!" he converts himself into a flying ball of fire.