Example sentences of "is convert into [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The technology , centring on silicon , uses materials that trap sunlight , which is converted into electricity .
2 The action of the lungs works like a bellows which enriches the internal fire where food is converted into energy .
3 Only 10 per cent of the energy in a light bulb goes into creating light , the rest being lost as heat , while 90 per cent of bioluminescent energy is converted into light .
4 In the day the pineal creates and stores a chemical called serotonin , and during the night this is converted into melatonin and released into the bloodstream .
5 coal is converted into coke .
6 At the end of its journey this energy is converted into heat , into further movement or deformation of the bodies in collision .
7 If this energy is converted into heat as the radiant particles pass through water , for instance , it can produce steam to drive a turbine and generate electricity .
8 They are also transparent to ultraviolet light which they conduct , in the manner of an optical fibre , from the tip of the hair to the skin , where its energy is converted into heat .
9 No energy is converted into heat during the cycle and so no damping is experienced .
10 The answer lies in the fact that , usually , the program , once written , can only be run in a computer if it is converted into object code whether temporarily , using an interpreter program , or permanently , using a compiler program .
11 We probably all know the details of the nitrogen cycle , where Ammonia is converted into Nitrate and finally the less-harmful Nitrate by bacteria within the filters , but these Nitrates are also dangerous when levels build up .
12 One is that the beta carotene present in green and yellow fruits and vegetables is converted into vitamin A in the body , giving protection against disease .
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