Foreign students interested in the Merchant Marine Academy must request application forms directly from the admissions office.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

With a canal across Central America, ships could sail directly from ocean to ocean.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

Farmers organized cooperatives to buy equipment and supplies in large amounts directly from factories.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

These changes will require new loans to come directly from the Department of Education.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

He and his family sailed directly from Stockholm to the United States.

VOA: special.2009.06.14

These mountains rise directly from the floor of the valley.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

Other times,collectors buy his art directly from him.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

He tries to be very methodical and be very inclusive and that comes directly from the Hawaii experience."

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

"They are inspired by and at times receive support directly from groups operating along the Afghan-Pakistani border .

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

With no utensils in sight, she resorts to scooping it up (and scarfing it down) directly from the pot with hunks of bread.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

"The idea for a grocery store came directly from the residents."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

We can actually talk to the doctor directly from here."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The official,who spoke on condition of anonymity, indicated Admiral Mullen had an idea what the request would be, but wanted to receive the official document in person and hear details directly from General McChrystal.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

The observations also showed that the speed was linked directly to the galaxies' distance from Earth.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

Then the United States would be cut off from trading directly with China.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

However,they are still barred from directly giving money to candidates.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

Chulalongkorn University political science professor Naruemon Thabchumpon says many people do not directly benefit from the government's economic programs.

VOA: standard.2010.03.24

Last week Pakistani security forces directly confronted Taliban militants in mountainous areas just 100 kilometers from the capital.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

Most of these substances directly result from the industrial, urban and vehicular combustion of fossil fuels.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

aimed at securing Helmand province, the Pakistani military deployed soldiers to the rugged and porous border in southern Baluchistan, situated directly across from Helmand.

VOA: standard.2009.07.04

President Obama will be directly involved in one aspect of the campaign a White House science fair that will showcase top student experiments from across the country.

VOA: standard.2009.11.24

Sewage from more than a million people dumps directly into the lakes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

Former President Jacques Chirac did not respond directly to news he has been ordered to stand trial, but a statement from his office said he was serene and determined to clear himself.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

The strategy includes an effort to draw attention to recent rate increases imposed on Americans by major health insurance companies, and the impact this has had on people the president has heard from directly in letters he reads each day.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10