This is not because it has diamonds but because it believes it is the jewel of the western Rocky Mountains.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

"It is a significant find within Sierra Leone because it has never happened before in Sierra Leone."

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

Education specialist in the Kolda region,Oumar Diatta, says early pregnancy is a form of violence against girls because it has negative effects on their health, their morality and their education.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

In a statement on Monday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the president is pleased that the Senate has decided to include a public option, and that he supports it because it has the potential to hold insurance companies accountable through choice and competition.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

It has been more than two years since he has been to a hospital emergency room because of asthma.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

It has been said that Napoleon was successful because he knew the field position of every one of his guns.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

It is because of his work that the wild forest at Biltmore has an ordered and peaceful look.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

But he said he found it difficult to perform because Porgy has a bad leg and cannot walk.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

And because this vital source of lending has frozen up, no financial recovery plan will be successful unless it helps restart securitization markets."

VOA: special.2009.02.13

The ad has gained much attention on the Web,possibly because it captures something about one sporting event.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

But Professor Gaechter says his team's theory was that punishment has only low costs because it needs to be used rarely and works as a threat.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

It says you can recognize a person needing CPR because the person has collapsed.

VOA: special.2009.08.11