It also found that the children's ability was not dependent on the amount of time they had spent in child care.

VOA: special.2010.11.30

He proposed a new civil service system that would let ability -- not politics -- decide who got government jobs.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

But Roberto Clemente was loved not only for his ability in sports, but also for the kind of person that he was.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Even his strongest critic praised his writing ability, even if they did not agree with what he wrote.

VOA: special.2011.05.01

She was an insecure person. She did not think she had the ability to do an important job.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

A number of politicians did not believe he had the ability to be president.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

"Well,when you see the device, what comes to mind immediately is that you have a whole lot of desire but not a whole lot of technical ability."

VOA: special.2010.05.08

" Senator Clay did not think Taylor had the ability to be president.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

Imagine a swimmer in water over his head You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

Edward Yingling says it restricts the ability to price credit for risk -- in other words, to charge more for those more likely not to repay their debts.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I think Afghanistan is still winnable, in the sense of our ability to ensure that it is not a launching pad for attacks against North America.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

he would answer that he did not have the ability.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

Goats are valuable not just for their milk and meat, or for their ability to control weeds and help renew grasslands, or even for their ability to be gentle around children.

VOA: special.2010.09.07

"Well,when you see the device, what comes to mind is that you have a whole lot of desire but not a whole lot of technical ability."

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

Whether it is intended or not, the missile launches serve as an implicit reminder to South Korea of the North's ability to inflict massive damage on very short notice.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

"This is a victory because we have affirmed that the ability to live a healthy life in our great country is a right and not merely a privilege for the select few,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"We not only lost our land, but we lost a lot of our fundamentals in terms of the ability to move across the land, the ability to express ourselves, our traditional forms of government."

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

In the rural district of Kitgum in northern Uganda, soldiers are reportedly taking part in medical, dental and engineering projects that not only test their ability to work together, but can assist the local community.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

The level of violence is up. I worry a great deal about the overarching impact of the global financial crisis on not just Afghanistan or Pakistan, but all of us in our ability to resource this in the future.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

They should have some courage, and they should stop it. It is no good for the players, and somehow I hope the players have the ability around the world to stand up and say we are not playing on this, plain and simple."

VOA: standard.2009.06.07