Place the hands at the base of the breastbone -- just above the place where the lowest ribs join.

VOA: special.2010.08.17

The United States entered the war in December of nineteen forty-one after Japanese planes attacked the Navy base at Pearl Harbor,Hawaii.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

What you want to do is heat your base bead until it's that honey-like consistency.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

At the base of the hair root is a small ball-like formation called a bulb.

VOA: special.2011.04.05

Nine days after take-off, Voyager landed smoothly at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

VOA: special.2010.10.06

The Statue of Liberty is forty-six meters tall from its base.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

Hyun says social instability has increased in North Korea, so leader Kim Jong-il needs to continue to reinforce his domestic power base.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

It involves moving thousands of U.S.forces stationed on Okinawa, building a new air base and re-locating some of the troops to Guam, among other aspects.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

Hailu says his Unity Party is the only opposition group with a near-nationwide support base.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

Then in September, two explosive-laden vehicles penetrated the base of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia,known as AMISOM, resulting in the death of 17 peacekeepers.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

Residents in Mogadishu say hundreds of Islamist insurgents, led by al-Shabab, fired weapons and mortars at an African Union base in the south of the city.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

The stated goal of the Afghan conflict is to deny the Taliban and its al-Qaida allies a home base from which to attack targets in the West.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Bereket told reporters, pro-government Somali militias have permission to use Ethiopia as a base of operations in attacking al-Shabab rebels, who control large sections of southern Somalia.

VOA: standard.2009.08.20

Although the revised plan involves anti-ballistic missiles installed at a former air base in Poland, defense experts say Moscow perceives the new project as less threatening to its security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Hyun adds,the North Korean leader also has to think about possible power succession, whether it happens right away or some time later- that is another reason to reinforce his power base.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22