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

This is the idea that a patentshould be given to a machine or something that creates a material change, like a chemical process.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

Another common expression, to hold water, is about the strength or weakness of an idea,opinion or argument.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

She had no idea who Wallace Gray was or how he was involved in any of this.

VOA: special.2010.10.30

One was the idea of voluntary relief societies to provide assistance to the wounded or other people.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

We might even put a bug in your ear or give you an idea about something.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

The president will soon offer some idea of how much his plans have or have not changed when he gives his State of the Union speech.

VOA: special.2011.01.10

The researchers say their findings support the idea that a huge explosion or explosions caused fire and pressure powerful enough to kill off life on the Earth.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

To Walt Whitman, democracy was more than a political system or idea.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

The student might support an idea, question it or even disprove it.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

And it was Jeremy who kind of had the idea to start using it like a tortilla or a crepe, and just stuffing it with all manner of different things."

VOA: special.2011.08.08

The first amendment to the United States Constitution reads Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof The idea is to keep governmental powers independent from private religious beliefs.

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Whether or not that is the case remains to be seen, but that was the idea behind his resignation,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

"The idea of thinking about life after "Lost" or life without "Lost", is incredibly bittersweet."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25