He emphasized that the detainees hadn't tried to convert him; in fact, he'd almost had to beg them to teach him about their religion.
A stint in prison converted him into a poet; the Revolution made him a Communist.
Middlebrooks was originally a shortstop, but the Red Sox converted him into a third baseman in the minor leagues.
The Yankees traded him to the Nationals before the 2008 season, and the Nationals converted him into a relief pitcher in 2009.
He was traded to the Rams during the 2014 season, and former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams converted him into a hybrid linebacker in a 4-3 scheme.
For example, why spend $10 million a year for dependable free agent Aaron Rowand to play center field when Bowden could trade away two vets with millions in salary for Lastings Milledge, making $400,000, and convert him into a star in center?
Rao agreed to give him another chance, and he listened as Ramanujan discussed elliptic integrals, hypergeometric series, and his theory of divergent series, which Rao said ultimately "converted" him to a belief in Ramanujan's mathematical brilliance.
This person will eventually acquire an awareness and knowledge of the natural environment, together with its cultural aspects, that will convert him into somebody keenly involved in conservation issues".
This person will eventually acquire an awareness and knowledge of the natural environment, together with its cultural aspects, that will convert him into somebody keenly involved in conservation issues". Throughout the 1990s, the term "ecotourism" gained much currency and rapidly entered mainstream consciousness among tourists.
That, and climbing Mount Whitney in California, converted him from an atheist to a mystic.
