Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] to turn [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These nine examples drawn from a vast literature illustrate many of the key issues of innovation : the importance of observant people , the value of experience , the linking of different technologies to turn failure into success , the need for perseverance , the contribution of group problem solving techniques , the potential for opening up a wide range of opportunities and for changing , even destroying , existing organizational and market structures . |
| 2 | Old incinerator to turn rubbish into energy and money |
| 3 | The Jew makes use of him in an unsuccessful attempt to turn Oliver into a criminal , and is able to convince him that Nancy , whom he trusts , has betrayed them all and must die . |
| 4 | He even persuaded 12 European powers to turn cottages into full embassies . |
| 5 | It takes a truly inventive society to turn debt into an attractive — perhaps the ultimate — commodity . |
| 6 | No magic formula to turn sorrow into joy |
| 7 | Soviet spokesmen sought credit from the non-aligned states by attacking Western efforts to turn Cyprus into a NATO military base and by calling for a withdrawal of all foreign forces from the island . |
| 8 | In some districts revenue officials made energetic efforts to turn headmen into active policemen . |