A male is called a steer if it had its reproductive organs removed as a calf.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

It is called "Maid as Muse: How Servants Changed Emily Dickinson's Life and Language."

VOA: special.2010.07.18

AM radio can be sent over larger distances, but the quality of the sound is not as good as a later kind of radio signal processing, called frequency modulation.

VOA: special.2010.12.08

Finning,as it is called,is big business.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

You're not really throwing as much as it's called a pull, because your body is pulling the disc through."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

It is being called "the festival of freedom" as the city commemorates the day 20 years ago that the Wall fell.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Engineer Hailu,as he is called, led the CUD to its remarkable showing in the 2005 election, and was among those imprisoned afterward.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

But the field of e-health, as it's called,is moving forward, and some of the most notable advances are happening in developing countries.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

From a historical and tourist point of view,Salem, or Old Salem, as it's called today, is the interesting and unusual part of town.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

He added that the Palestinian side is committed to carrying out a domestic investigation of the allegations as called for in the report's recommendations.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

That saves them from losing their money if the car is eventually impounded by authorities as part of the ongoing crackdown on stolen vehicles called Operation Gbanda.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

South African President Jacob Zuma announced what he called a new era in the fight against HIV/AIDS in his country, which is seen by many as the epicenter of the epidemic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

Also,the effectiveness of such watch lists is being called into question, as the man charged with trying to bring down flight 253 on Christmas Day was not on the U.S.'no fly' list.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

The eight,which have formed a coalition called the Forum for Democratic Dialogue, say fairness is impossible as long as the prime minister appoints the National Electoral Board and the government maintains its tight control over the media.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01