Sentence examples for turn former from inspiring English sources

Remember Saatchi & Saatchi's attempt to turn former PM Gordon Brown's dour persona into an ironic vote winner: "Not flash, just Gordon"?

The pervasiveness of slavery, the lateness of its abolition, and the fact that nothing was done to turn former slaves into citizens all combined to have a profound impact on Brazilian society.

TOKYO — In a telling sign of how China's rise has helped turn former wartime foes into allies, Japan and the Philippines agreed on Thursday to cooperate more closely on maritime security.

To save money and effort, the US government, as well as individual state governments around the country, are now pushing to turn former nuclear weapons sites around the nation into wildlife refuges, which schoolchildren would be taken to visit on class trips.

At a meeting in Luxembourg, the union's foreign ministers pushed aside some of the thornier issues that remain, such as whether to make any of the aid conditional on a pledge from the new government to turn former President Slobodan Milosevic over to the war crimes tribunal at The Hague.

2004; last year unveiled plans to turn former factory into massive scientific and economic research center.

Investments in social businesses that support human trafficking victims provide sustainable solutions that can turn former slaves into entrepreneurs.

When peace improbably comes, we'd like to think that the treaties are permanent, that they'll turn former combatants into grumbling but harmless neighbors.

ETA's killing sprees have turned former sympathizers into bitter enemies.

Artists and art sellers have moved into empty spaces, turning former factories into lofts and studios.

After 1997 Mr. Mauzer advocated cooperation with the West, turning former friends into enemies.