Today we tell you about some new understanding of why cutting the main branch of a plant or tree can lead to better development.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Rahman Branch, the school principal, says one change was to increase activities after the school day.

VOA: special.2011.06.23

They had three children. It was important to Branch Rickey that Jackie Robinson be married.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

It lowered the branch to her, and she took one of the fruits.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Pinch again when a branch grows another twelve to fifteen centimeters.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

Squeeze about five to seven centimeters off each branch.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

She was one of the families that helped to bring the case to a special branch of federal claims court.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

But since the St.John's curriculum aims to span almost all of Western culture, students study every branch of the liberal arts - including music.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

For several years,al-Shabab, which follows the ultra-conservative branch of Islam propagated by al-Qaida and the Taliban, has been trying to eradicate Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, which has deep roots in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

In a first reaction the EU's executive branch, the European Commission, said it was confident the Czech Republic could continue to "effectively preside over the European Union" despite the government losing a no-confidence vote in Prague Tuesday's vote of no confidence came after the opposition said the government came to late with a stimulus package of over three billion dollars to boost the ailing economy of this Eastern European nation.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25