He is the first African American to direct a film nominated for best picture.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

Crews then turned to placing a cap over the pipe -- not to stop it, but to direct at least some of the oil to ships on the surface.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

He described a number of incidents in which Israeli forces launched direct attacks against civilians with lethal consequences.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

The B-1 is a strategic bomber that was not originally designed to provide direct air support to ground forces, which was the mission in this instance.

VOA: standard.2009.06.08

He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate change.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

The environmentalist Paul Hawken had a very direct message for graduates at the University of Portland in Oregon.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

Genes direct the making of proteins which do much of the work in building an organism, whether a person or a potato.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

Rainfall has a direct link to the growth and width of rings on some kinds of trees.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

I go the most direct way. Anyone who eats crow has to admit a mistake or defeat.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

For example, genes direct formation of the fetus's brain at set times in a woman's pregnancy.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

But are these a direct result? Two recent studies suggest that the answer is yes.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

The judge said many consider this a "lawyer's trick" to avoid the ban on the direct patenting of DNA, but the result is the same.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Use a syringe device to gently direct water against the wall of the ear canal.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

Experts said there was still no experimental evidence to prove that the drop in crime was a direct result of efforts to clean up city neighborhoods.

VOA: special.2009.03.03