Writing teachers say students in many countries have learned to write beautiful descriptions about something without ever stating the main idea.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Test projects have already begun, and he says the main part of the National Children's Study will begin next year.

VOA: special.2011.08.03

"I have lots of friends that came to U.S.C. That is the main reason I wanted to come.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

She says the main value of the new credit card act is that it "provides an opportunity for consumers to have more information."

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Scientists in the Washington area have been working with keratin, the main substance in poultry feathers.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

We have entered a private road that leads to the main house on the Biltmore Estate.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

The main character is a man whose dreams of success in business have died.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

"And,all those public buildings," "In particular, the main hospital in Ouagadougou has been flooded and patients have been evacuated these days.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05

In recent weeks, two main rebel groups have signed cease-fire agreements with the Sudanese government.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

The so-called Red Shirts, led by the United Democratic Front against Dictatorship,or UDD, have the backing of the main parliamentary opposition group, the Puea Thai Party.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20

"The main issue is we don't have enough raw water for Jakarta.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Overall,Gibbs says the president's main goals in Afghanistan have not changed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Bencze adds that racism appears to have been the main motive.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

So that's the main reason why we have the Heron there." Israel is one of the pioneers of combat drones, having used the remote-controlled aircraft in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27