Finland's forestry agency cuts down trees that are very old because they earn the most money.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

The goal in wrestling is to hold your opponent's shoulders down against the floor.

VOA: special.2010.02.21

"It's quieter,it has less vibration, its inherently less complex which drives down costs, and it's easier to operate."

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 3 percent in mid-day trading.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

And your dad, he's down at the cafeteria.

VOA: standard.other

"Because it's easy and cheap and every farmer can basically get their own phone or borrow someone's down the road, I think it's increasingly a way for them to gain access to things they didn't have before."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Corinna Lathan started the company ten years ago to work with children with cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome,autism and other developmental disabilities.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

This is done in the doctor's office to look down the throat at the voice box and vocal chords.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

Tilling can remove weeds and the waste from last season's crops and help break down old plant material into fertilizer.

VOA: special.2010.09.28

He says the outer parts of brown rice slow down the work of the body's digestive enzymes into starch.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

Usually the bride's father or another relative walks her down the aisle and presents her to the groom.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Louis the Fourteenth's ballet teacher Pierre Beauchamps created a way to write down the dance steps for ballet.

VOA: special.2011.01.26

The stiff,crackling noises of frozen animal skins told him that the chiefs tent was being torn down.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

"We might as well go down to Uncle Ziah's place and spend the night," decided Ransie.

VOA: special.2009.11.14