The report also calls for the conversion of obsolete commercial and office premises to meet the growing need for homes for people being left stranded by the rise in house prices.

BBC: The target is to bring 9,500 empty houses back into the stock

The closure of the Hilton and the ongoing conversion of the Victoria Hotel into an office block are helping lift demand for the remaining upscale rooms in Hong Kong.

CNN: UST A FEW YEARS

Some time later, squeezed behind his desk, in his small parliamentary office, Romario explained how the date of his conversion from sporting tyro to public servant could be traced to a precise event.

BBC: Romario: From football rebel to politician

In Dali and Taichung, buildings originally designed for residential use had been converted into office complexes, which earn higher rents, and in the conversion walls were removed without regard to support beams.

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In most cases, a file created in Office on one platform will appear just fine in the other, and no conversion process is needed because both use the same file formats.

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Property developer Euroboden GmbH next year aims to complete a smaller conversion of an above-ground bunker in Munich's Ungererstrasse, which is set to become office space, three apartments and a penthouse loft.

WSJ: New Lives for Nazi-Era Bunkers

Whether it takes a meeting with automakers during my first month in office, or my signature on an act of Congress, we will meet the goal of a swift conversion of American vehicles away from oil.

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