However you like them, for best results, beets should be picked when the roots are two and one-half centimeters around.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

By this time, Jackson had decided that Van Buren would be the best man to follow him as president.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Astronauts would be chosen for the program from the best military test pilots who had education in science or engineering.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

For the best results, carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time.

VOA: special.2009.02.24

Experts say the best way to prevent the diseases carried by mosquitoes is not to be bitten by one.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

The poems can be no longer than three minutes and are rated from zero to ten, ten being the best score possible.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

But the closeness of their friendship might be seen best in a story told by one of Roosevelt's close advisers, Harry Hopkins.

VOA: special.2011.07.07

He said it would be best to let the people themselves decide if New Mexico would be a slave or free state.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

They are proof that the best thing that can happen to a man is to be born lucky.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

But John Masiunas of the University of Illinois Extension says it may be best to wait until after the last winter freeze.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

The best way to judge if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color.

VOA: special.2009.02.24

Experts say the best place to be is in an underground shelter, or a small,windowless room in the lowest part of a building.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

That team included Michael Jordan, who is said to be the best basketball player of all time.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

For many,the best gift would be a job and freedom from worry about losing their home.

VOA: special.2009.12.21