Embroidery work involves using colored yarn and a needle to create designs on the surface of cloth.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

The carbon dioxide enters the plants through tiny holes or pores on the surface of leaves.

VOA: special.2010.01.26

Cleveland's Cuyahoga River caught on fire because of industrial wastes on the surface of the river.

VOA: special.2011.07.31

The areas the printmaker cut away will be lower on the surface of the wood.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

He said he could see changes in the seasons on the surface of Mars.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

The designs and images on the surface of a tapestry are woven into the cloth as opposed to being only on the surface of the cloth.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

"Widespread water has been detected on the surface of the moon."

VOA: special.2009.09.30

One involves landing on the surface of the planet Mercury.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

The very top of the wire drawing represents the only part of the ocean landscape that can be seen on the surface of the water: It is Bouvet Island, one of the most isolated islands in the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

"Well,one of the things that's interesting about these flexible sheets is that they can be curved, so you could imagine putting them in unconventional forms, like on the surface of a vehicle or something like that, where you don't have a flat surface."

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

Real La Nina events have been linked with cooler than normal temperatures on the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean.

VOA: special.2009.09.29

The total weight of equipment remaining on the lunar surface is about two thousand two hundred sixty eight kilograms.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

Space scientists have collected a wealth of information from spacecraft that have orbited,landed on and dug into the Martian surface.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

So,at the age of forty-seven she started to glue crushed colored glass in special designs on every surface in her house.

VOA: special.2010.04.14