The words hot potato,for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression,hot potato.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

Some areas of Joshua Tree National Park in California, for example, can no longer support the trees that the park is named for.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

For example,a greenhorn is someone who has no expereince, who is new to a situation.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

People who show no human emotions or feelings,for example, are said to be cold-blooded.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

For example, the state legislature in Mississippi said no black person could rent farmland.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

(NO TRANSCRIPTS) "Through his contributions and his example and personal effort, this approach to crop breeding has scaled up to a global effort."

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Mrs.Obama summed up the event saying, "There is no better example of democracy than a jazz ensemble."

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"Not because Indonesia is going to invade, (NO TRANSCRIPS) but because last year, for example,40 percent of what this country imported came from Indonesia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

"And,it's turning very critical of the press freedom and it's no more an example for the rest of the sub-region in terms of media freedom."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

There's no room for amateurs in the hair-raising downhill for example.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

So just as no-smoking zones have expanded over the years, she suggests that city planners, for example,should consider whether their decisions might promote or hinder the development of personal relationships.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

"We've seen the example of Greece, where there was no more trust in the Greek government's ability to cut down the budget, to contain the debt or to keep it under control."

VOA: standard.2010.06.16