He proposed a new civil service system that would let ability -- not politics -- decide who got government jobs.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

Experts say the ability to take up lead is reduced when the pH level is above six and a half.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

Event organizers define "airness" as the ability of a performer to go beyond playing an imaginary guitar to create a new art form.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

Last month, American scientists began work on a project aimed at improving the ability to predict tornadoes.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

Some people call the Waterboxx a water battery because of its ability to collect and store water.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

Other symptoms include a loss of the ability to move normally or a loss of balance.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

The findings suggest that the human brain has developed this special ability as a survival method.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

To many people,the ability of a cell to reproduce itself is the definition of life itself.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

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

VOA: special.2010.05.23

Experts say a reduction of only four or five percent in body water leads to a drop of twenty to thirty percent in work ability.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

The researchers found a link between swearing and an increased ability to deal with pain.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

And studies have found that it helps protect against a decrease in mental ability.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

Dementia is a loss of intellectual ability that affects memory, learning,attention,thinking and language skills.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

That same year,doctors discovered a deadly brain tumor, which limited his ability to work.

VOA: special.2009.09.13