She was an insecure person. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

Event organizers define "airness" as the ability of a performer to go beyond playing an imaginary guitar to create a new art form.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

The researchers found a link between swearing and an increased ability to deal with pain.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

One critic said: "Never was an administration begun with more hope and less ability."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

"The good news is that when China sets its sights on reducing pollution,it has shown an extraordinary ability to reduce emissions."

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

"And so decisions that federal agencies are making will have an enormous impact in our ability to wisely adapt to climate change."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

Peter Harling, an Iraq specialist at the International Crisis Group in Damascus, countered that al-Qaida has shown a remarkable ability to replace its leaders.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

The speed and magnitude of the crisis surprised the government and aid agencies and has put an enormous strain of their ability to provide assistance.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

"So when you destroy an individual's ability to communicate, you have really destroyed one of the most important aspects that we have as a species."

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

"This is having an impact on their health. It is also reducing our ability to bring other kinds of assistance, such as vaccination campaigns against polio,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.07

Whether it is intended or not, the missile launches serve as an implicit reminder to South Korea of the North's ability to inflict massive damage on very short notice.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

(Music) Google is making changes to the way it handles news content, in an apparent attempt to appease news providers who claim the Internet search giant is undermining their ability to charge subscribers.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

In the Oval Office, Prime Minister Harper said he does not worry that the Taliban could form an alternative government in Afghanistan, but that he is concerned about the Afghan government's ability to maintain security.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16