But on Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers that lack of action to raise the borrowing limit would mean a lower credit rating.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

Sales of the cheese and a lower-priced version, Grana Padano, are down in Italy.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

Earthenware hardens at a lower temperature than another clay called stoneware.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

"There was a lower concentration of dopamine markers in the brain of individuals with A.D.H.D., specifically in the areas of the brain that are involved with reward and motivation."

VOA: special.2009.09.29

Less salt can mean a lower blood pressure.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

So the Pentagon awarded a 4-billion-dollar contract to build a version with a lower center of gravity and improved suspension.

VOA: standard.2010.08.01

"It gives me a sort of an advantage. I have a lower profile against the wind.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

In regular short-selling,traders borrow assets and sell them at a set price, hoping they can make a profit by buying them later at a lower price.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"That should not be known as a great country." In issuing its ruling, the Supreme Court sent the case back to Chicago for a lower court to issue the final decision, so the gun ban remains temporarily in effect.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

The findings suggest that even a half-hour walk at a quick speed every day could lower the risk of cognitive impairment.

VOA: special.2011.07.27

Only a targeted area of leaves is removed from the lower part of the vines to help the grapes grow better.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

And some lower-paying jobs require only two years of college, or even a technical education program in high school.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

"People who were physically active on a regular basis had lower risk of cognitive impairments in late life.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

When she walked, she moved her lower body in a way that few other actresses had done.

VOA: special.2009.12.06