On the same evening that the spirit of Leeuwenhoek tells me the secret of the perfect lens, I find the diamond I need to create it.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

It led the sculptor Felix de Weldon to create one of the largest free-standing bronze statues in the world.

VOA: special.2011.05.30

And it would create a group to identify and regulate companies that are so big, their failure could threaten the economy.

VOA: special.2010.04.16

For example, lightning can create tubes of glass when it strikes sand that has the right combination of minerals.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

Others say it was a smart business move -- like his decision to create a regional sports network on cable television.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

The new president believed it would be easier to get statehood for California and New Mexico than to create territorial governments for them.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

It takes the right combination of wind,temperature,pressure and humidity to create even a weak tornado.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

And it has many different conditions that create many different kinds of weather.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

It can decrease intelligence, create behavior problems and slow a child's growth.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

It cost an estimated one and a half billion dollars to create.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

It may create the appearance that judges are selling their influence.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

"It is a plant that will create thousands of construction jobs in the next few years, and some eight hundred permanent jobs well paying permanent jobs in the years to come."

VOA: special.2010.02.19

It is about giving individuals freedom to create.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

It was not easy to create this park.

VOA: special.2009.10.30