House Republican leader John Boehner dismissed the emergency jobs measure as more wasteful spending aimed at pleasing the Democrats' traditional union allies.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

People who might want to consider taking aspirin as a preventative measure should first talk to a doctor.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

Some organizations use the TOEIC to measure progress in English training programs and as a placement test.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

A measure known as the Dream Act would put these children of undocumented immigrants on a path toward citizenship instead of possible expulsion.

VOA: special.2010.09.30

Hundreds of indicators are used to measure progress in areas such as education,health,poverty, the environment and trade.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

This test is designed to measure skills in English as spoken in the workplace.

VOA: special.2009.01.15

As a management tool, it can list goals and ways to measure progress.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

There have been reports that Germany is considering buying Greek government bonds through a state-owned bank, as an emergency measure.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

In France,Mr.Sarkozy says focusing too much on gross domestic product as the main measure of prosperity contributed to the financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

UNICEF spokeswoman,Veronique Taveau, says her agency has set up so-called child friendly spaces in the camps as a stopgap measure.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

In a telephone interview, he described the communiqus as a desperate measure used occasionally by the rebels to portray the region as being in turmoil.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman, Democrat Henry Waxman ordered a pause in his panel's drafting of the measure as Democrats work to overcome differences within their party.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

Because bars, restaurants and night clubs have been closed by the state government as a precautionary measure, people who have money have few places to spend it.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Van Cleave says his group will continue its fight to repeal other gun laws, such as a measure that prevents Virginians from buying more than one handgun every 30 days.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

A representative who co-sponsored the measure described body scans as a "virtual strip search" that the American public should not be subjected to, and suggested using explosives-sniffing dogs as a less-invasive method of detection.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

In an off-year election seen by some political pundits as a measure of support for President Barak Obama's popularity after his first year in office, the opposition Republicans have picked up the state house in two formerly Democratic states.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

But at the same time,Admiral Mullen, who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed confidence that with a solid Afghan partner, an increase in U.S.forces can bring a measure of security and stability to Afghanistan within a few years, as the 2007/2008 "surge" helped provide an opportunity for Iraq to move forward in a more secure environment.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04