Many of these workers lived in the main house, but some lived in the nearby town.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

But, unlike his students, he never appeared in the main auditorium at Carnegie Hall.

VOA: special.2011.07.11

The former French finance minister said a recovery depends on the effectiveness of policies implemented in the main economies.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

The conference centered on three main problems to getting and keeping girls in school: violence,poverty and poor quality education.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

Writing teachers say students in many countries have learned to write beautiful descriptions about something without ever stating the main idea.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

One hundred eighty thousand copies of "Main Street" were sold in the first six months after it was published.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

In other cultures, paragraphs may be organized to build toward the main idea, which is revealed at the end.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

The Agriculture Department says poverty is the main cause of food insecurity and hunger in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

An exhibit called "Brides of the Arab World" is in the two main halls of the Kennedy Center.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

Enduring Voices recently travelled to Paraguay, a country with many different languages in addition to the main language,Spanish.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

The main character in "The Imperfectionists" by Tom Rachman is a failing English language newspaper published in Rome,Italy.

VOA: special.2010.12.31

Still the war continued. In the East, Union armies were slowly pushing forward toward their main target.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

But in the United States, the main idea of each paragraph should be in the first sentence.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Here the main character Maria sings about the happiness of being in love in "I Feel Pretty."

VOA: special.2010.01.13