There was a lot of action." "And who was your favorite member of the A-Team?"

VOA: special.2010.06.14

Long after the fall of the ancient Egyptian civilization, doctors and alchemists in Europe continued the custom of showing a sign of the gods' help and protection.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

"The purpose of the awards was to give those high school students who demonstrate superior talent and achievement in things of the spirit and of the mind at least a fraction of the honors and rewards accorded to their athletic classmates for demonstrating their bodily skills."

VOA: special.2011.05.27

City College of New York professor Erica Lubetkin is one of the authors of a new study that looked at the loss of quality life years due to obesity and how that changed between 1993 and 2008.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Other infectious disease experts,however, have insisted Australia's is over-reacting to the outbreak of the A-H1N1 virus, insisting that,so far, the disease is no worse than other strains of influenza that kill hundreds of Australians every year during the colder winter months.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

The military official who spoke to VOA Friday said a sense of the "manpower needs" would be a component of the strategy review, but that the goals of the Afghanistan mission and what approach will be used to achieve them is the focus of discussions for now.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

The revolution is based on the work of scientists who study the movement of the continents a process called plate tectonics.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

Mr.Czudek says the loss of a maize crop can mean the loss of a family's food supply for a year.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

He said the election of a citizen to the office of president should not be a reason for dissolving the Union.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

Secretary Gates said he has launched a year-long study of the possible effects of a change in the law.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

But the next year, the Academy decided to keep the names of the winners a secret until the awards ceremony.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

For thousands of years, the eye of Horus remained as a sign of the god's help to the suffering and sick.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

When societies cooperate with the aim of creating a public good, there is always the possibility of a free-rider.

VOA: special.2009.03.03