Example sentences of "be convert to a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 On two yachts a main cabin berth can be converted to a narrow double allowing seven berths for those who do n't mind more crowded living .
2 We have suggested a position close to the kitchen window and it could of course be converted to a raised bed or pool at a later date .
3 It can be converted to a useful equivalent form by making the replacement where m is the rest mass of the test body .
4 Many of the genes in a family might have to be converted to a new variant before any significant change in the phenotype occurs-but by that time all individuals would have a similar proportion of the new variant and so would be physically very similar .
5 Advantage : the DVC can be converted to a pour-flush toilet with one vault used for excreta and the other for household water waste ( sullage ) .
6 In the spring , NO 2 can be converted to a long-lived reservoir species , HNO 3 , on the surface of polar stratospheric clouds .
7 PRUDENTIAL has launched a new range of flexible pensions products which can be converted to a free-standing additional voluntary contribution and vice versa , and allow contribution levels to be reduced or even suspended altogether for up to five years .
8 To be converted to a straight knockout competition , continuing to be played over 55 overs .
9 By knowing the vector directions the character can now be converted to a numerical sequence .
10 The existing international airport , at Subang outside Kuala Lumpur , could be converted to a domestic , cargo or military airport .
11 Move laterally , and the manoeuvre can be converted to a sweeping move across the field .
12 Its usefulness outgrown , the sandpit could then be converted to a formal pond feature or planting bed .
13 However , arithmetic can not be done on these byte strings as they stand ; instead they must be converted to a different string data-type , known as packed decimal .
14 To take another example : Radioactivity in the surface and coastal waters of the British Isles , 1977 might be converted to an alphabetical description such as : Water pollutants Radioactive materials — Great Britain or into a classification notation such as 628.16850941 .
15 The atoms can then be made to interact directly with the laser beam , as in the so-called collinear methods , or they can be converted to an atomic beam by heating in a small hot tantalum tube .
16 The Trislander can rapidly be converted to an all-freight configuration , but it is more normal for seats to be removed towards the rear .
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