The president has admitted as much, saying that sometimes the Nobel Prize is awarded not to honor a specific achievement, but to give momentum to a set of causes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Clinton was not specific about diplomatic action that might be taken in the event of a launch, other than to say it would not go unnoticed and would have consequences.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

Even in modern times, you can find people in apartments laying there for ten years after death and been mummified because of a specific airflow and temperature which supported the mummification procedure."

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

Another finding of the survey: Two-thirds of Internet users look online for information about a specific disease or medical condition.

VOA: special.2011.03.29

(Poem) I search the chemistry of specific emotions, a combination of earth and air that evokes the vital detail, the phrase that heats the frying pan, the look that smiles, offering signals that localize, where I am, and clarify what I see.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

He has spoken of the need for fast-track courts for such cases and a specific law for such mishaps.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

I expect a robust agreement at Copenhagen summit meeting that will be effective immediately and include specific recommendations on mitigation,adaptation, finance and technology.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

So,yes,there is a threat particularly of the use of radioactive material, although we have no specific evidence indicating any capability at this time."

VOA: standard.2009.05.01

Teacher Laura Peterson says kids today are more used to structured play, where they have to follow rules, listen to a coach, or play on specific equipment.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

(Test) The U.N.Secretary-General says he is "optimistic" a climate-change agreement can be reached in Copenhagen that will include specific recommendations on key elements that will take effect immediately.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

The Pentagon press secretary, Geoff Morrell, and that the general would present a range of options, discuss the risks associated with each, and conclude with a specific recommendation.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"I specialize in a very specific type of security: subconscious security."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

Last year,he says, the UNHCR with the support of the Greek Ministry of Interior, made recommendations for a complete overhaul of the system, including specific measures to protect children seeking asylum.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

"When we look at the specific effect of the Internet on language, languages asking the question, has English become a different language as a result of the Internet, the answer has to be no,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.16