Mr.Hawass is often described as a colorful leader who has brought Egypt's long-ago past to the attention of the world.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert, with light winds and slow moving water currents.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

Clutter can be described as a disorganized collection of things.

VOA: special.2011.02.22

NATO officials say one helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan after U.S.and Afghan forces raided what was described as a militant hideout.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

A former insurance salesman, Koroma came to power two years ago with a reform agenda, promising to do away with what some have described as a "draconian" libel law.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

From the central Somali town of Galkayo, the mother of the alleged pirate, Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse, appealed to President Barack Obama to release her son, whom she described as a "talented boy" and "a good student."

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

One expert at the Art Institute of Chicago described ArtBabble as a giant leap forward for museums and for Web users.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

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

Rapping could be described as speaking or singing words at a fast speed over music with quick beats.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

As he later described it, the plane was not much more than half a kilometer above the trees.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

He said Robert of Gloucester described a message from the King of Germany to King John of England as altogether not worth a bean.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Jack Kerouac described the image as a "long shot of night road arrowing forlorn into immensities."

VOA: special.2009.03.23

Thailand's political crisis is often described simply as a fight between the poor and the rich.

VOA: special.2010.05.22