Or the writer could show how the subject may be understood better or in a different way than it has been.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Some of the guests were not sure what to think of Ellen and Doug's celebration -- or even how to describe it.

VOA: special.2011.05.23

It was for the way she looked, not for how good she was or how hard she worked.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

Scientists are not sure how Buruli ulcer disease spreads or even how it develops in nature.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

The kinds of minerals in clay affect how soft or hard it is to work with.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

"Everyone is really good at telling everyone else how to live their life or how to be or do it."

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Fahmy Howeidy, a prominent Egyptian columnist, says it is not clear how long or how inclusive the new border opening will be.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

It is unclear how many attackers took part in the assault, how many people have been wounded or killed and how many people remain captive.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

"In the Philippines and all over Asia, fertilizer has been overused and misused because no one explains to them how much they need or how to use it."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

The secretary general would not say when the transition might start, how long it will take, or when it might be possible to start reducing the NATO troop commitment.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

So often the therapists were looking at prescribing equipment, such as canes or walkers, looking at making suggestions of how to modify the home to make it safer for the client."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

"I think the bloom is off the rose but I don't think they quite knew who else it could be, or how to make it be someone else or facilitate a free and fair election.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03

Besides the actual performance, they look at how long it takes the soldiers to complete their tasks, since time can make the difference between survival or death for those who are lucky enough to be alive after the nuclear blast.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

"Because there are only a couple of previous records of eruption at this particular volcano, it is difficult to judge either how long the activity will go on there, or how long the volcano might then be dormant before it goes active again."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15