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

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

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

Ambassador Beyrle points to the recent Strategic Arms Reduction Agreement as a sign of better relations.

VOA: standard.2010.05.07

Prime Minister Meles sat down de-facto with three opposition politicians last week to sign what was hailed as a landmark electoral Code of Conduct.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

many North Korea experts see that as a sign that more launches are to come.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

"We're looking for concrete steps. And we take it as a positive sign that they've agreed in principle to take a couple of significant steps the opening of the Qom facility, and then working out a procedure for having their low-enriched uranium re-processed in another country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24