One of the pirates pointed a gun at Captain Phillips and demanded that he order the crew to surrender.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

And that's probably the simplest of all of them." The students first listed the problems in order of difficulty.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

This year,the members are required to list the nominated films in the order of the ones they like best.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

The order of the list is based on how corrupt a country's government is considered by a number of international organizations.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

Sunday's order extended from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana east to waters of Pensacola Bay in Florida.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

In nineteen eighty-five, he led the congressional effort to order economic restrictions on South Africa because of its racial separation policy.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

The same ten cities stay at the top of the list from year to year, although their order may change slightly.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

Parents given the counts chose an average of one hundred two fewer calories when asked what they would order for their children.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

The potato genome is not yet final but it shows the order of ninety-five percent of the genes.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

One hundred-fifty years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln approved an order for the services of seventy-five thousand militiamen.

VOA: special.2011.04.15

Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack Szostak discovered the exact order of genetic information that protects chromosomes from ruin.

VOA: special.2009.12.08

He told his secretary of war to send an order to the military commander in New Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

The southerners wanted him to recognize South Carolina and order all federal troops out of Charleston Harbor.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

For this role,Elizabeth Taylor gained a great deal of weight in order to look the part of the aging wife of a college professor.

VOA: special.2011.04.03