By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today - a person who is new in a job.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

He says this new independent office will have a lot of responsibility -- and that is a good thing.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

This is a four-team grouping that contains three or four strong teams - all with hopes of winning it all.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

"They say this is a state-led effort," he says, but he thinks the goal is national control of education.

VOA: special.2011.06.16

But as he says, the search for life in outer space is a long-term goal, and he is still hopeful.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

He is a leader in the sign-making industry - a real big gun,if you know what I mean.

VOA: special.2010.11.28

It added to the unusual population of Forks,Washington -- which is a real town in the Pacific Northwest.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

Manny is a wooly mammoth, Sid is a ground sloth and Diego is a smilodon or saber-toothed cat.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

The shoe is small -- a European size thirty-seven, or a women's size seven in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

Well,there is a limit -- three hundred forty trillion trillion trillion in fact, or three hundred forty undecillion.

VOA: special.2011.06.13

These included a low-fat diet, a low-carb diet and a Mediterranean diet, which is made up of fruits,vegetables, lean proteins,olive oil and nuts.

VOA: special.2011.07.05

After one year, the risk of heart disease for a non-smoker is half that of a smoker.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a life-threatening condition commonly caused by years of smoking.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

Abbottabad is a two-hour drive from Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, and has a large military presence.

VOA: special.2011.05.07