Where democratic institutions take hold, we add a wind at their back.

VOA: standard.2010.05.22

Now there is worry about a new threat headed in their direction in the wind a fungus that destroys wheat crops.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

The genome could also help farmers avoid Asian soybean rust disease, a highly destructive fungus spread by the wind.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

The wind came again. Finally,the men heard a new sound C the sound of waves breaking and crashing on the shore.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

Then a sudden and violent wind began to shake the tree and its leaves kept coming down all around me.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

It can also cause flooding. Wind speeds in a category two hurricane can reach close to one hundred eighty kilometers an hour.

VOA: special.2010.08.24

A memorial sign where his plane crashed contains lines from his song "Windsong": "So welcome the wind and the wisdom she offers.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

A pleasing piece of music could be heard, and a gentle wind was blowing through the window.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Pieces of gypsum broke off. The wind wore them away to a size small enough to pick up and carry for short distances.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

The waters can look so still and blue, like a painting, though they can also become rough with waves when the wind blows.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

"We-all," said the woman, in a voice like the wind blowing through pine trees,"wants a divorce."

VOA: special.2009.11.14

It takes the right combination of wind,temperature,pressure and humidity to create even a weak tornado.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

Cloth sails were used to catch the wind to move a ship through the water.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

Language expert Barry Popick says on his web site that Chicago was called a "windy city" because of the wind that blows off of Lake Michigan.

VOA: special.2010.01.10