Astronomers could not tell exactly where the moon would be from one night or day to the next.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

Before,people with special needs were often prevented from physical activity out of concern that they would hurt themselves or be unable to compete.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

Some word experts say the expression to frame someone comes from the way wood must be fitted closely around a painting or photograph to frame it.

VOA: special.2010.02.21

A second goal is for the number of malaria cases and deaths to be reduced by fifty percent or more from the number reported in two thousand.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

It took a great deal of time and effort to gather fibers from plants or animals to make into yarn which could then be made into cloth.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

Suspects can also be removed from the list if the federal case against them is dismissed or if they are no longer believed to meet the "Top Ten" requirements.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

For safety reasons, both the park and the road from it south to Las Cruces, New Mexico may be closed for an hour or two while tests are taking place.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

Now UNESCO is warning the Lebanese government to clean up Qadisha or it could be removed from the World Heritage list.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

I think when I finish with my bachelor's degree probably two years or so from now, I may be able to find work pretty easily compared to most other industries.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

"Tools that will enable them to grow more crops, grow higher value crops, grow more crops per season or per year, and then be able to earn income from those crops,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

In the spring and summer,he says, he would expect the prevailing winds in Western Europe to come from the West or Southwest - which would mean that the ash would be pushed towards the Arctic or Siberia.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"And so he then went back and worked on technology adaptation and designed very low-cost, small affordable solar panels with fitted bulbs, maybe one or two bulbs per household, made sure that the bulbs could be moved from room to room, depending where people wanted the light,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

He also sees diplomacy as not succeeding and insufficient to persuade Iran or to stop Iran from going nuclear, And I think he will be showing his frustration to President Obama that what the U.S.administration is trying to do now is too late and not enough."

VOA: standard.2010.06.29