Imagine a swimmer in water over his head You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

Second,it attracts attention and shows the groups have the ability to attack a major power station.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

"At the end of the day, the investment bankers and the financial engineers still have the ability to go out and create products that nobody understands."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

"National security is something that is at risk. And that is why what we are trying to do is ensure that our networks our government networks, our private sector networks have the ability to withstand these attempts to hack in and to conduct activities."

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

Scientists have long believed that Earth's satellite lacks the ability to hold water near its surface because it has no atmosphere.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

But unlike Superman and Wonder Woman, Unemployed Man's friends have no superpowers other than the ability to face reality.

VOA: special.2010.11.22

Studies have shown it can reduce the body's ability to fight disease and lead to serious health problems.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

Parents also worry about the effects that personal information or pictures can have on the child's ability to get jobs or go to college.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

And I have the utmost faith in his ability to achieve this goal as a central member of our economic team."

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

The warning bells about India's ability to "deliver" the 2010 Commonwealth Games have been sounded by Commonwealth Games Federation President Michael Fennell.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

What al-Qaida's greatest strength and its most dangerous capability today is the ability to indoctrinate and infiltrate other established militant groups that have operational capacity."

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

These are things that Apple has chosen to do that I think hamper its ability to have the impact that it really could have otherwise."

VOA: standard.2010.04.03

"So when you destroy an individual's ability to communicate, you have really destroyed one of the most important aspects that we have as a species."

VOA: standard.2010.02.11