Most experts agree that the traditional music and dance of American slaves played a big part in the development of ragtime.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

The term today most often is used to describe a powerful machine designed to clear away trees and other big objects.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

My parents always tell me that I loved Big Bird." No program about "Sesame Street" would be complete without presenting some of its most famous songs.

VOA: special.2009.11.27

Big-city doctors who work in specialties like eye care usually earn the most money.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

The big ones are the most likely to reproduce.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

The most famous is The Big Easy.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

The report says food is a big concern for most of the displaced and water too is emerging as a growing problem.

VOA: standard.2009.09.20

They're a big tourist attraction. And most of the old towpath remains, all the way to Cumberland.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

"This is big.This is personal. This is one of the most important debates of our lifetime,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

Most of those killed in last week's earthquake died when a landslide triggered by the quake swept boulders as big as trucks across a dozen homes in the village of Cikangkareng.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Innovative companies spend big money on team-building and they spend much more,most likely, than is going to be lost for those few days in the few hours that are spent on the brackets,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

Even though the recession has forced a drop in the amount it costs to buy commercials in the big game for just the second time in history, they are still the most expensive on television.

VOA: standard.2010.01.27