It serves as a landing area for bees and other insects that spread pollen to the plant.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

The eighty-hectare cemetery also serves as a burial place for people of national and historical importance.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

And hundreds of kinds of birds have been sighted in the park which serves as a stopping area for birds as they fly to other places.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

He also serves as a spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

For some,the scrutiny and publicizing of past intelligence operations serves no purpose but to aid America's enemies.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Commissioner Rehn says the Greek crisis serves as a lesson for the eurozone as a whole.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

In addition to her research and teaching, Fuchs serves as president of the American Society for Cell Biology, and is president-elect of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

And reporters who attend the Vancouver Organizing Committee's joint daily briefing with the International Olympic Committee are quite familiar with her, as she serves as the official spokesperson for VANOC.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Diliani,a Christian, serves as the Fatah spokesman for Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

"Since that time we've really learned that as close as they are to human species, they're not close enough for any real scientific outcomes for drug testing.I think like that" That's Elizabeth Kucinich, wife of U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich, she is a long-time animal welfare advocate and serves as director of public affairs, for the Physicians Committee "Over 80 different HIV-related vaccines have worked in chimpanzees but none have proven effective in human beings.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16