All these sports are American inventions and have developed wide support in schools,amateur and professional leagues.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

Anthony Wesley found an unusual dark marking in Jupiter's atmosphere using his amateur telescope.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

In both nineteen thirty-nine and nineteen forty, Jameson won the United States Amateur competition.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

Kazuo Inamori described himself as an amateur in the aviation industry on Monday, in his first news conference as Japan Airline's chairman.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

(OMITTED) Amateur prizes consist of trophies and merchandise, while professional purses can run as high as $2,500 or more at events like the world championships.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

I suddenly realized I was in this absurd situation: I am an amateur baker, I hadn't been in a church in years, I barely speak French, and found myself going over to try to restore the lost 1300-year-old tradition of baking at the abbey."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16