Team USA Associate general manager Dave Poile says only five of the players considered for the team had Olympic experience, and only seven of them were even alive when Team USA won its last hockey gold 1980 in Lake Placid,New York.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Dr.Leslie Miller at Washington Hospital Center is involved in clinical trials of heart pumps, including this one that the U.S.Food and Drug Administration has approved as a device that can permanently replace the heart for patients who are too old to be considered for a heart transplant.

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

"Dopamine is considered a neurotransmitter that is crucial for our ability to perceive rewards and to be motivated in our behavior."

VOA: special.2009.09.16

Wild animals are considered a top problem for the physical and economic security of rural populations in Africa.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

Apache Indians considered it to be their land and were all too ready to fight for it.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

In India, leprosy has traditionally been considered a punishment for something bad done in a former life.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

But the president's decision to renominate Ben Bernanke for Senate confirmation is considered a safe one.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

He considered spending more than one thousand dollars for an electric milking machine.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

They considered the compromise a simple law for the return of valuable property.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

He was revolutionary in widening the subjects considered acceptable for children's books.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

For many people it is considered the easiest way to get exercise.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

That ruling was considered a major success for freedom of the press.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

However,doctors have considered this treatment too risky for adults with the disease.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

For years,the duties of the spleen were generally not considered very important.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

For many years before that,however, he had been considered a failure.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

For example, Didier Awadi is considered the father of African hip-hop.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

He says he considered Duncan his teacher for a lifetime.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

The Whig Party considered four candidates for the presidential election of eighteen forty-eight: Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky, General Zachary Taylor, General Winfield Scott and Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

However,during that time golf was considered a sport for men.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

Those activities were considered fun for boys.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

They were considered wrong for girls.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

Waltz,considered a favorite for his portrayal of a suave but sinister Nazi, says the Oscar race is not about winning.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

Economists have long considered government spending, especially on infrastructure, to be an effective tool for revitalizing a stagnating economy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

In recent years, the high court has considered an average of about 80 cases each year selected from about 8,000 requests for review.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01