It's much more important than friends." But even a simple text message can mean a lot.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

"It's so simple. With a two-liter bottle you add sugar, you add extract, you add a small amount of yeast and water, cap it up and in two days they've got root beer.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

But the reality is, it's not going to be complicated one day and simple the next.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

The methods they learned here are already being used in other regions,but it's not simple.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

So it looks like what is supposed to be a simple enumeration or careful count of the nation's population this year will be anything but routine.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

"It was a very simple wooden table with a fitted bulb that would adjust based on the baby's temperature, and had it constructed and implemented in her hospital.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Now,a new study suggests it's not that simple.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14