They are fantastic." Monica Jimenez and her daughters came from Colombia, a country that has a large number of orchid species.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

That approach requires a large number of troops to provide security and help the local government assert its authority and deliver services.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

NATO officials say the pre-dawn strike destroyed the fuel trucks and killed a large number of militants.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Diakite,who is also known as Toumba, escaped the attack and is still at large with an unknown number of soldiers from the presidential guard.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

"Of course we are aware of the civilian population, of a large number of people in the area in and around the Swat Valley."

VOA: standard.2009.06.17

Local authorities in Kunduz say a large number of civilians are among the victims and many of the bodies were reportedly burned beyond recognition.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

The hitch lies with an anticipated large number of complaints, including ballot stuffing and voter intimidation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

The United Nations said there was serious damage to the headquarters of its mission in Haiti, and a large number of staff were unaccounted for.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

"And again it's relevant to the entire community." A growing number of large American companies are finding that health care costs for smokers are higher than for non-smokers.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

This new study combined a large number of previous studies and concluded that a lack of social interactions ranks right up with smoking,obesity, and alcoholism as a risk factor for death.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

"It is also important to remember that this is a cynical situation where the Tigers have herded a large number of people - thousands of people - into an enclave and used them as hostages to convince the international community to call for a cease-fire,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, says impressive progress has been made in areas such as treatment for HIV/AIDS, in the large number of lives saved among children under five and in significant cuts in deaths from malaria and measles.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29