From that time until she was almost seven years old, Helen could communicate only by making signs with her hands.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

They found that a city with only white rooftops could reduce the urban heat effect by thirty-three percent.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

"I think a film like this can make a difference by raising people's awareness of not only the problems that are out there, because a lot of films are gloom and doom, but solutions that are out there.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

And that is only part of the grim news that was delivered by the European Commission - the bloc's executive arm.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

That is the change that can unlock Africa's potential. And that is a responsibility that can only be met by Africans,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

South Africa lost this first bid to Germany by one vote, but Jordaan says that only strengthened the team's resolve.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

Democrats noted that it would insure only 3 million Americans, versus the 36 million helped by their measure.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

That will,by necessity, need more troops, not only for the training, but for the mentoring in the field.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

She says most visitors are shocked by their weight and are thrilled to touch something that only a few people will ever possess.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

He said he never takes any option off the table, but that such a move would only delay Iran's nuclear weapons development by a few years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

In 2003,African leaders pledged to allocate 10 percent of their budgets to agriculture by 2008, but the United Nations says only eight countries have implemented that promise.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

The United States says it will never accept North Korea's nuclear weapons, and that normal diplomatic ties will only follow serious steps by Pyongyang to fulfill its disarmament pledges.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The World Gold Council recently forecast gold mine output to climb by four percent in 2009 to about 2,500 metric tons, but that will meet only two-thirds of demand.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

The world was literally destroyed by a corporation called "buy in large" and the only people that were left in the world were these few incredibly obese individuals floating in space."

VOA: standard.2010.01.23