That same year, Polk was able to get Congress to approve a bill that greatly reduced the taxes on imports.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

But it was not until March tenth, eighteen seventy-six that Bell was able to send the human voice over a wire.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

It took a number of years before Congress was able to pass a law demanding a literacy test for immigrants.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

"We'll be up shortly," he said. A few minutes later, the astronauts were able to see each others' spacecraft.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

She says the new standards clearly state what a student should be able to do to be successful in college and work.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

He stayed for almost one year. He was able to get a few paying jobs playing the saxophone.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

In the end, he was able to produce a very similar crystal bracelet for less than twenty dollars.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

You might also be able to stop an elephant or a hippopotamus by shining lights in their eyes.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

But he wanted them to be able to land safely at Annapolis, a city on the Chesapeake Bay.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Some people have been able to escape across the waters of a lagoon to a government-controlled area.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

But she also works in public relations and says that being able to tell a good story is very important in any job.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

On Thursday BP was finally able to cut a damaged pipe at the well using robotic vehicles.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

Some people say he was able to cut a path of three to six meters a day.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Kevlar might not have been invented had Stephanie Kwolek been able to seek a career in medicine.

VOA: special.2010.02.09