Painters like Edgar Degas and Vincent Van Gogh used the sharp lines and off-centered look of these prints in their paintings.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

But a few years later, the high sharp voice of Hank Williams would cut like a knife through the music world.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

He saw the rushing forms of the gray wolves, their shinning eyes, their long wet tongues and sharp teeth.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

At the front was a sharp point of iron that could smash through the sides of wooden ships.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

Shakespeare used his sharp mind and poetic inventiveness to create hundreds of new words and rework old ones.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

All three plays were noted for their use of sharp language and making fun of human failings.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

At the root of the sharp price decrease is reduced demand because of the economic downturn.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

The sharp metal barbs tore the skin of the men who stretched it along fence tops.

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Paul Bunyan could clear large wooded areas with a single stroke of his large, sharp axe.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

Two of the big three American automakers filed for bankruptcy after suffering sharp drops in sales.

VOA: special.2010.01.02

President Obama has received sharp criticism from Republicans over the lack of progress in job creation.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

In another famous illustration, "The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty."

VOA: special.2010.07.25

The Big Room and other parts of the cavern contain huge, sharp formations of minerals.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

the sharp sounds of leather whips, ordering the dogs to move and pull the sleds.

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Nearby,the futuristic tram station is made up of sharp angles and geometric shapes.

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Others have sharp points, rows of cut-out circles or designs like snowflakes.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

The sharp noise came through the thick stone walls of the house.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

Agriculture Report. Three years ago,a study of overfishing led to sharp debate.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

Some of these substances are valued for their sharp taste.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

Mr.Medvedev told a meeting of government ministers in Moscow the global economic crisis has caused a sharp decline in Russian federal revenues.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

A senior State department official who spoke to reporters Monday said the sharp tone of the Iranian leader's comments was not a surprise.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

The attempted bombing by a Nigerian of a U.S.-bound flight has provoked sharp reactions in image-conscious Nigeria.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Analysts blame the sharp increase on the turbulent national elections and a re-emerging Taliban facing a surge of U.S.troops, determined to take the provinces.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26