The industry says useful gifts like pots and pans, toasters and tools were popular last year.

VOA: special.2010.11.26

With hand tools, he and Rufus Robinson threw dirt on the fire and dug a line to contain it so the flames would not spread.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

He says hand tools like tilling forks, shovels and thatching rakes require more work than a rotary tiller, but they work well and cost less.

VOA: special.2010.09.28

Some 3,600 firefighters are attacking the flames in steep terrain, using bulldozers, tractors and hand tools.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

But the impact does come,says Cohen, noting that more than harvesting crops grown with seeds, fertilizer and tools donated to help them cope with the earthquake's aftermath.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

He told them it is critical to continue the effort to transfer skills and tools to Afghans so foreigners do not need to have a permanent presence there.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

The writers say microfinance is one of the important tools for empowering women and lifting them out of these conditions.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

He has a big collection of interesting small objects such as maps,tools, game pieces,and dolls for putting inside the containers.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says it has delivered tools and seeds to thousands of families in the earthquake area.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

"I suppose the first really significant thing that the world heard about was chimpanzees using and making tools.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

Now that we know about grapes and geography, we have some important tools for understanding the label on a bottle of wine.

VOA: special.2010.10.13

And the company made a special box to hold tools and a motion picture camera and film.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

She said the new resolution aims to give the United Nations and its members new tools to prevent violence and punish those responsible.

VOA: special.2009.10.24

The ancient Aztec civilization in current day Mexico used obsidian for making hunting tools and jewelry.

VOA: special.2009.09.16