Nina struggles to perform the leading role in "Swan Lake" while dealing with a controlling mother, played by Barbara Hershey.

VOA: special.2011.02.21

The researchers disagree with the World Health Organization which says blindness and other vision problems are the leading cause.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

It may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

The leading English poet of Newton's time, Alexander Pope,honored the scientist with these words: "Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.

VOA: special.2011.06.01

In November,Anthony Colaprete, a leading scientist with the LCROSS project, spoke about information gathered by the spacecraft.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

More troops will be sent to help with security leading up to Afghanistan's national elections in August.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

The problem may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

A leading New York newspaper published a story with the headline, "Fire Buffs Barred From Blaze."

VOA: special.2009.05.17

Most of Lincoln's cabinet was there, together with leading members of Congress.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

The Hurt Locker, from director Kathryn Bigelow, is tied with James Cameron's "Avatar" as a leading Oscar entry.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

The White House consulted with Pakistani leaders leading up to the announcement of its new strategy, and the initial response has been positive.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

Critics say that a growing Taliban insurgency across Afghanistan combined with an increase of thousands of new foreign troops has intensified fighting in Afghanistan leading to more civilian casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

The general,credited with leading his troops to victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels, in his letter to Mr.Rajapaksa, accuses senior government politicians of spreading rumors about him being a "traitor."

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

Officials from Vietnam, a leading export competitor with Thailand, predict prices will reach about This week the Philippines' National Food Authority offered almost $665 a ton for 600,000 tons of Vietnamese rice.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"Students are stepping up and leading in unprecedented ways and for every obstacle you can come up with there is a student group really confronting that obstacle in ways that can be adapted to other settings,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

Clinton spoke in Morocco at a democracy and development conference called the Forum for the Future, which joins foreign ministers from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations with officials from North Africa and the Middle East.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Yargeris Savigne of Cuba came out on top in the triple jump with a leap of 14.95 meters, while Spain's Marta Domnguez took the gold medal in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, with a world leading time of 9 minutes,7.32 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.18

And I think that will stand the test of time." State Department officials traveling with Secretary Clinton say she also discussed the Group of Eight leading industrialized nation's That money is in addition to emergency humanitarian programs, and is meant to fight hunger by enabling small farmers to produce more of their own food by improving productivity.

VOA: standard.2009.08.16