Ted Nash wanted to copy the idea of thrown paint musically by creating a composition that sounded big and free.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

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

Conservatives object to the cost, and the idea of what they say is just another bailout for the car industry.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

For many years after Mister Harrison's work was completed, the idea of using a clock to learn longitude was rejected.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

But during the Great Depression, Fred Allen had the idea of creating a series of complete stories and situations.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

CARLOS AMAYA: "By then, I had already developed my own idea of what sustainable was, and where it needed to go."

VOA: special.2009.04.10

A few of the stolen e-mails showed open dislike for scientists who oppose the idea of human-influenced global warming.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

That is when a government takes ownership of a private business, often with the idea of selling it back to investors later.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

Today this idea of selling syrup to locally owned bottlers can be found throughout the soft drink industry.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

Both were interested in the idea of making a textile piece from silk of the golden orb spider.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

The idea of admitting mistakes and finishing the business of the old year is found in many cultures.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

She said when white audiences saw her, they were busy seeing their own idea of a black woman.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

Cass and Douglas supported the idea of letting the people of a territory decide if slavery would be permitted in that territory.

VOA: special.2009.04.16