If aphids,thrips or other insects invade your rose bushes, you may be able to force them off with just a strong spray of water.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

Fishermen cut off the shark's fins and throw the animal back into the water.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

They pushed his body off the bridge and into the water.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

Take off the victim's clothing. Put cool water on the body.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

Criticism falls off her like water off a duck's back.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

You might want to touch the water to cool off.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

Then rinse under running water. In a public restroom, if you dry your hands with a paper towel, you should also use the towel to shut off the water and open the door.

VOA: special.2010.09.29

Monday afternoon, Thai soldiers fired shots in the air to warn off protesters throwing stones, boards and water bottles at firefighters.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

The waste can also pollute the water when it runs off into streams or overflows the lagoons.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

About 50 kilometers off the coast of Pensacola, crews spot something in the water.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

But when the fishes are in the water they just see that the biscuit is coming and immediately it gets into the water and they too will come and take it off."

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,or EPA, lists stormwater as the primary cause of water pollution in the United States, and encourages local communities to develop management plans to treat run-off before it pollutes their rivers, lakes or streams.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04