"I think I learned the skill of really staying focused and staying with a project, because at the beginning our business was not very popular, we were not selling very much, but I learned to stick with it and to not give up,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

He became a national hero to both black and white Americans because of his skill, bravery and restraint.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

Newton used his great skill in mathematics to form a better understanding of the world and the universe.

VOA: special.2011.06.01

Like Helen Martins, outsider artists add new life, imagination and skill to the world of creative expression.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

The biathlon requires great skill to combine the physical demands of skiing and the calm, focused attention needed for shooting at a target.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

A cowboy was as proud of his horse as he was of his skill in riding him.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

She is honored for her great skill as navigator of the Flying Cloud, one of the fastest sailing ships the world has ever seen.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

But it takes a great deal of skill to become an expert at wheel throwing.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

She used her skill in mixing darkness and light to create works of art.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

But even his extraordinary skill could not save the South from the industrial power of the North and its mighty armies armies that were well-fed and well-equipped.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

She was a fearless woman of great energy and skill.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

"In my view, this could have been handled with a little bit-you know, a little bit of skill.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

but it is also something he does really well and that skill is in demand on the lawless frontier of the late 1800's.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

"No,you taught me to navigate people's minds; but after what happened, there weren't a whole lot of legitimate ways for me to use that skill."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16