The people of seven states and the people of Mexico needed and used the water of the Colorado River.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

This kind of tobacco is grown extensively in Africa and used extensively in American-style cigarettes that are popular worldwide.

VOA: special.2010.11.17

Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World in eighteen eighty-three and used it to improve the lives of workers and the poor.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

It was not until the nineteen seventies that Henrietta Lacks' family learned that her cells had been taken and used by scientists.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

He stood farther away from the pitcher than most players, and used a heavier bat than most players.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

President Obama took the oath of office in January on the Bible that Abraham Lincoln owned and used at his first inauguration.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

The government later expanded the house and used the land to build the Soldiers' Home for veterans.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

He talked about personal responsibility, and used himself as an example of someone who overcame difficulties.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

In its purest form, clay can be shaped and stretched and used to make objects.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Cassatt bought a house in the French countryside and used her success to help others.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Once growth is established, the box can be removed and used to start another planting.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

Adobe is shaped into bricks that are laid one on top of another and used as a low cost way to build walls and houses.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

The result was that forty thousand people walked and used other transportation on that day.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

The euro is eleven years old and used as the currency of sixteen countries.

VOA: special.2010.05.07