Sentence examples for were to convert from inspiring English sources

If you were to convert Socrates' philosophy into a self-help book today, the title might be "The Power of Doubt".

"If we move toward a pay-for-play model — if we were to convert our student athletes to employees of the university — that would be the death of college athletics," Emmert retorted.

Henry's sea-captains broke through and went much farther down the African coast.Sir Peter Russell's meticulous new biography of the prince demonstrates beyond doubt that the twin motives for these explorations were to convert the Muslims and other heathens to Christianity and to search for gold.

More banks may try to tempt owners to convert it, as Citigroup has proposed with up to $28 billion of its preferred shares and tier-one hybrid debt.If American banks were to convert all of their tier-one capital into common equity, then after bearing all losses, the available tangible common equity buffer in three years' time would trough at between 2% and 5% of assets.

If Goldman were to convert the bonds into shares, it would amount to a 12.1% stake China's 10th-largest carmaker.

In theory, it would be like a continuous beep if you were to convert it into sound.

Their crime had been to convert to Christianity.

(Ali was to convert to orthodox Islam in 1975).

Our task in life is to convert affliction into joy".

The building is to be converted to apartments.

"Those are hard to convert".