A patent forbids others from copying an invention and makes the invention valuable in the world of business.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

It acts like a washcloth, helps remove dead skin cells and makes the soap last longer.

VOA: special.2011.03.09

Sleep apnea not only reduces sleep quality and makes people feel tired during the day.

VOA: special.2011.05.04

In the poem "Mending Wall" the speaker and his neighbor walk together along a wall, repairing the damage caused by winter weather: Something there is that doesn't love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it And spills the upper boulders in the sun, And makes gaps even two can pass abreast...

VOA: special.2011.04.17

When she is home and waits for me and makes the food and everybody sits at the table, that's love."

VOA: standard.2010.02.13

She buys the ingredients with her own money and makes sure that TB patients have something to eat before taking their medicine.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

Analysts say the biggest problem is high unemployment, which weakens demand and makes banks reluctant to lend.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

Plaque inside the artery can restrict blood flow, and makes blood clots more likely.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

"It focuses them and makes them buckle down and do the right things in life." At 25, Thompson fought his way to become World Lightweight Boxing Champion.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

The Arab League set up the committee to pursue implemetation of its 2002 peace initiative offering Israel political recognition if it withdraws from occupied areas and makes peace with the Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

Yes, sir.They surely did. They gave you, an imbecile, a moron who goes on television and makes a fool out of himself in front ofthe whole damn country, the CongressionalMedal of Honor.

VOA: standard.other

A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

Now we know that genetics makes this connection even deeper and we are linked to our ancestors by DNA.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

But her trip to Japan,Indonesia,South Korea and China makes her the first in almost fifty years to visit Asia first.

VOA: special.2009.02.21