For thousands of years, the eye of Horus remained as a sign of the god's help to the suffering and sick.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

She has studied the social meaning of American Sign Language as well as the Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language in Israel.

VOA: special.2010.10.01

Historians believe that cacao seeds were also used in marriage ceremonies as a sign of the union between a husband and wife.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

The ancient Egyptians used a drawing of the eye of Horus as a magic sign to protect themselves from disease,suffering and evil.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

That means early signs of economic recovery, like the way plants begin to shoot up from the ground as a sign of spring.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

In the book,he says jeans serve as a sign for two American values, creativity and rebellion.

VOA: special.2009.12.18

But the Republican victory in liberal Massachusetts was seen in large part as a sign of voter anger across the country about the economy.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

The public saw the elections as a sign of hope that reasonable people might find a way to settle the bitter dispute over slavery.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

Confederate General Robert E.Lee saw it as a sign of weakness in the northern war effort.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

Players could sign with any team once their contract expired, as sports economist Andrew Zimbalist explains.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

Brown saw the gold as a sign that God wanted him to act.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

"We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle, that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health care."

VOA: special.2010.03.24

They said it would be seen as a sign of weakness.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

Whitman writes about grass as a sign of everlasting life.

VOA: special.2009.04.12