A more common way to deal with weeds is to control them enough so that the land can be used for planting.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

Viruses change,or mutate, so flu vaccines must be reformulated each year to target the most common threats.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

The discovery is exciting because it suggests that the building blocks of life may be more common in the universe than scientists had thought.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

They say exposure at levels common among children in the United States may increase the chances that a child will be diagnosed with A.D.H.D.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

Some common fruit trees such as sweet cherries and McIntosh apples have to be grafted.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

But ischemic strokes are more common, and doctors may be able to treat them.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Mr.Gates said nations must be responsible for their fair share of the common defense.

VOA: special.2011.06.11

By supporting nuclear energy, the president may be seeking common ground with Republicans who have called for building as many as one hundred new nuclear power centers.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

To hear an oriole sing May be a common thing Or only a divine It is not the bird Who sings the same unheard, As unto crowd.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

The ankle was the most common body part to be injured.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

"People tend to congregate and be together and the way the common cold virus is transmitted from one person to another is through handshakes,through sneezing, or coughing on one another."

VOA: special.2011.04.20

Common changes in atmospheric conditions also can be responsible.

VOA: special.2011.05.03

It is testimony to what can be achieved by a transatlantic community that acts with a clear sense of common purpose,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

The president says experts are not sure whether swine flu will be more severe than more common seasonal flus.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01