At the front was a sharp point of iron that could smash through the sides of wooden ships.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

Paul Bunyan could clear large wooded areas with a single stroke of his large, sharp axe.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

In another famous illustration, "The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty."

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Agriculture Report. Three years ago,a study of overfishing led to sharp debate.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

Mr.Medvedev told a meeting of government ministers in Moscow the global economic crisis has caused a sharp decline in Russian federal revenues.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

A senior State department official who spoke to reporters Monday said the sharp tone of the Iranian leader's comments was not a surprise.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

The attempted bombing by a Nigerian of a U.S.-bound flight has provoked sharp reactions in image-conscious Nigeria.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Analysts blame the sharp increase on the turbulent national elections and a re-emerging Taliban facing a surge of U.S.troops, determined to take the provinces.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

However,Australian health authorities expect a sharp rise in the number of swine flu infections in August, toward the end of winter in the southern hemisphere.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

Saying the difference between a sharp recession and a depression is a loss of faith, economist Mark Zandi said a restoration of confidence will be key to recovery.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

But their most important job is to whistle,shout,flap their arms and run about crazily to turn the attention of an unhappy, with sharp horns away from a fallen rider.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

Who could forget the ghostly figure of Freddy Krueger: a disfigured face long razor-sharp knives flash from his fingers and his sinister way of turning the dreams of his victims into deadly nightmares.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Senate Democrats were forced to make concessions to some of their members and to Independents, the most significant being the elimination of a government-run insurance option to compete with private companies whose practices have been the focus of sharp criticism for decades.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25