Play it by ear also means to decide what to do at the last minute instead of making detailed plans.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

And,it means that transgenic marmosets can be produced from breeding instead of by the lengthy process of injecting fertilized eggs.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

The dictionary says that the word "mosaic" means a picture or design that is made by placing small colored pieces together.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

This means you should not risk losing something you have by trying to get more of something you do not have.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

The expression "to bulldoze" also means to make someone helpless, usually by using power or threatening violence.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

Collectivism is the system of ownership and control of the means of production by the people collectively, usually under the supervision of a government.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

It is told by four speakers, each trying to discover what the story means.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

The act said the purpose was to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

VOA: special.2009.09.28

She says genetic modification is hugely expensive and patent heavy, which means the industry is dominated by large multi-national corporations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

"The critical issue was, of course,politics." "They by all means are trying to keep General Noriega in jail.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

"The health care scheme, under reconciliation, means decisions made by the government, behind closed doors, against the wishes of the American people."

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

He said it is a serious international problem that should be addressed broadly and can not be solved entirely by military means.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

PNC Financial Services chief economist Stuart Hoffman: "These are not the kind of numbers that signal the recession is over by any means,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

By 2008, Laura Bell had the financial means to move to Nashville, and fulfill her original dream of a career in Country music.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18