Do you like it or would you prefer something shorter? A shorter name would be more convenient on a sign.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

You could work at the bookstore, for example, but not for a construction company that is building something on campus.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

In "Family of Man," a dark-haired, light-eyed woman with a bright blue head covering looks intensely at something hidden from view.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

Sometimes,people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person's feelings.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

For example,a child might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

He says big coffee sellers like Starbucks help his business by building a base of customers who want something better.

VOA: special.2011.02.11

"The mainstream media does not usually cover poverty or homelessness too much, unless someone dies or there's a big rally or something."

VOA: special.2011.02.25

If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you let the cat out of the bag.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

Professor Zurbuchen praises his former students for "making something work in a different climate far away from home.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

This is the idea that a patentshould be given to a machine or something that creates a material change, like a chemical process.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

Now,as in those far-off Civil War days, getting information by the grapevine remains something of a game.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

Experts say by the time a farmer discovers that something is wrong, it is already too late.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

In India, leprosy has traditionally been considered a punishment for something bad done in a former life.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car.

VOA: special.2009.11.15