He often insulted or made fun of rich or important people.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

Experts say the earliest meaning of the English word farm was a yearly payment made as a tax or rent.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Yogurt can be made with milk from cows or from other animals including goats, sheep, water buffalo and camels.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

The dictionary says that the word "mosaic" means a picture or design that is made by placing small colored pieces together.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

She would use this comment when advice seekers seemed to be denying situations that made them unhappy or uncomfortable.

VOA: special.2011.04.24

There should be some sense by the end of the year,he says, whether or not serious progress is being made.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

Sometimes her pictures made you feel you were looking down from a great height, or up from far below.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

A study was made to decide which would be a better place for the canal -- Panama or Nicaragua.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

He fears that consumers will come to believe that the government has made judgments about products or investments.

VOA: special.2011.06.24

In some cases,instead of a cast, a splint made of plastic or metal will be secured over the area to restrict movement.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

The lead author of the research says he does not know if the shoe was made for a man or a woman.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

The first improvements were made in the cabin of Tommy or "The Luck" as he was usually called.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

In the last national census, or population count, Hispanics,or Latinos, made up twelve percent of the total population.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

Until nineteen seventy-three, most telephone calls were made either at home, at a business or in a vehicle.

VOA: special.2010.11.26