"The Oprah Effect" could turn minor works into million-sellers.
Prisons are strapped, so there's no appetite for turning minor drug offenders into wards of the state.
The pathology of turning minor disputes into major divisions between otherwise like-minded parties is presumed to pale in the shadow of the strategic disputes that separate Washington, Moscow and Beijing.
He can turn a sigh into a declaration of love, but he can't turn minor soft-core shocks into poetry.
"Tougher rules are needed to prevent these companies from turning minor accidents into major personal injury claims in the pursuit of profit".
The second session is likely to include a lawsuit over the legality of Mr. Obama's Wednesday appointments, as well as Senate Republicans turning minor procedures into major headaches and blocking all of the president's nominees.
What is clear, from numerous interviews, is that Quinn had a well-earned reputation for turning minor disturbances into major confrontations, and that he was furious at Lawrence's belligerence.
Moreover, the tone, the lessons, even the facts in a life story can all shift in the changing light of a person's mood, its major notes turning minor, its depths appearing shallow.
More recently, his tendency to turn minor roles into major performances has led to the center of the frame, and his days in supporting roles seem to be numbered.
