1.   Regulators have undergone a similar conversion.

2.   One prominent Republican expects that Dole, who abruptly reversed his tax policies, will soon undergo a similar conversion and come out against at least some corporate welfare.

3.   Some of the biggest life insurance companies, including MetLife and John Hancock Financial Services, have recently undergone similar conversions.

4.   Three other building societies are going through similar conversions.

5.   The latest bond restructuring order followed several similar conversion schemes that the government pushed on foreign investors and banks last fall.

6.   The move followed several similar conversion schemes the Cabinet pushed on foreign investors and domestic banks last fall.

7.   The Nasdaq Stock Market is expected to complete a similar conversion in April.