One sailor described the sea as being as smooth as glass.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

It was a part of my being as long as I can remember."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

Lately there have been accusations that some private, competitive liberal arts colleges are trying to avoid being seen as "too female."

VOA: special.2009.11.19

Now the economic costs are still being counted as airlines try to get everyone to where they were going.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

In the ruling, Chief Justice John Marshall described a corporation as an "artificial being" that is a "creature of the law."

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Peace would have given this donkey a chance to escape from ever being found out as being so stupid.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

He saw outsider artwork as being free from the worries of competition and social acceptance that define the official art world.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

No dear,Nature made you so perfectly that this small defect shocks me as being a sign of earthly imperfection."

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Also in Kenya, a video game is being tested as another way to teach young people to avoid H.I.V.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

At space agency headquarters, doctors studied his medical condition as the information was being sent back to Earth.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

The elections are being seen as a vote on Mister Maliki's leadership ahead of national parliamentary elections to be held later this year.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Several people are credited with being the first to use microfinance as a tool for social improvement.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

The lowest performing schools would face changes such as replacing teachers and the principal or being closed.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

The group of now extinct humans known as Neanderthals did not leave clear evidence of being musical.

VOA: special.2009.08.18