The ruling is based on the idea in the United States and many other countries that a corporation is a legal person.

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Ecologist Garrett Hardin described this idea in nineteen sixty-eight as "the tragedy of the commons."

VOA: special.2009.10.16

Paul recalled working on the idea in his home recording studio.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

To test this idea, the team in Cuba offered $100 to anyone who would agree to be bitten by infected mosquitoes.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

Those scientists included researchers who question the idea that human activity is causing temperatures in the atmosphere to rise.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

I may come up with an idea and it may end up being something in the middle of the piece.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

His idea started when he heard two religious workers playing music for free in New York City's underground transportation system.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

Today the idea lives on in a new generation of string trimmers and edgers that people often call weed whackers.

VOA: special.2011.07.19

It is always a good idea to keep a lot of necessary supplies in the home even before winter begins.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

A better idea is to harvest foods either early or late in the day, then leave them to cool naturally.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

They also said it was a bad idea for the United States to take control of any nation in the Caribbean.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

In other cultures, paragraphs may be organized to build toward the main idea, which is revealed at the end.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Eliot Coleman is an organic farmer and a writer in Maine who has helped popularize the idea of four-season farming.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

The idea of her little family looking fresh and new for once in their lives made her restless with excitement.

VOA: special.2009.09.05