"Everything from basic language skills of agreement of subject and verb, use of commas and other punctuation, complete and incomplete sentences, so that we can move from basic writing/language skills to the more sophisticated skills that graduate students, upper level undergraduates and people in the work world use."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

It's hard work done with basic tools. But many farmers lost the tools they need in January's earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.04.02

"So it is a broad scenario, it allows our soldiers to work together, and what we call basic blocking and tackling, and if the eventuality comes where we have to work together with India,with Thailand, with the other nations in the region we work with, we will be better prepared to work as partners together,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.26