The large number of volcanoes around the Pacific plate has earned the name "Ring of Fire."

VOA: special.2010.01.12

The large number of sails the Flying Cloud could carry increased the speed of the ship.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told VOA that huge problems remain from last year's war, including the large number of people displaced by the fighting.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Last month, Gryzlov said the global economic crisis required Russia to reconsider the cost of maintaining the large number of Interior Ministry troops needed to enforce the counter-terrorism operation.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

A UNHCR official based in South Sudan confirmed to VOA that it had started receiving a steady flow of refugees from the Central African Republic, adding to the large number of Congolese refugees who were displaced by the group.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, says impressive progress has been made in areas such as treatment for HIV/AIDS, in the large number of lives saved among children under five and in significant cuts in deaths from malaria and measles.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

She made sure there were a large number of workers to give the necessary attention to all the kids.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

A large number of the telegraph lines were going in all directions, as crooked as the vines that grapes grow on.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

The military also released photos of a large number of knives that it said were on the ships.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

The study also found that alcohol drinking disabled a large number of people around the world.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

Mr.Lafortune says a large number of nurses are expected to retire within the next ten years.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

And the area has a large number of grape vineyards and wine producers.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

He says the relatively large number of patients who are not being treated properly for tuberculosis is fueling the epidemic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

"Twenty-six percent of Americans think that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize obviously not a very large number,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

That approach requires a large number of troops to provide security and help the local government assert its authority and deliver services.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

NATO officials say the pre-dawn strike destroyed the fuel trucks and killed a large number of militants.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"When a bird hears another bird singing or sings himself, this seems to engage a very large number of genes in the brain.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

"Of course we are aware of the civilian population, of a large number of people in the area in and around the Swat Valley."

VOA: standard.2009.06.17

Diakite,who is also known as Toumba, escaped the attack and is still at large with an unknown number of soldiers from the presidential guard.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The job is complicated by a large number of overseas voters, as well as people displaced from their homes during years of sectarian violence.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

The hitch lies with an anticipated large number of complaints, including ballot stuffing and voter intimidation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

Local authorities in Kunduz say a large number of civilians are among the victims and many of the bodies were reportedly burned beyond recognition.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

The United Nations said there was serious damage to the headquarters of its mission in Haiti, and a large number of staff were unaccounted for.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13