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

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

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

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

Janai Nelson and Crystal Granderson-Reid thought of the idea for the dolls during a play date for their children.

VOA: special.2011.04.22

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

Amizade's executive director, Eric Hartman, thought of the idea in Brazil in nineteen ninety-four, which explains the Portuguese name.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

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

It would violate the Constitution and the ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence: the idea that all men are created equal...

VOA: special.2010.07.22

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

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