Many people felt this was unfair, because the Sears Tower's tall antenna was not included in the official height measurement.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

This powerful form of creative expression usually involves art made outside the limits and rules of official culture.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

Organizers say more than one hundred countries and territories have promised their official support this year.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

Also this week, the Obama administration named a former Justice Department official as so-called border czar.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

The official name for this famous prize is the Academy Award of Merit.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

This week, President Obama made his first official visit to Latin America.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

The top official of an American city recently had this experience.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

This is an official spokesperson.

VOA: special.2011.06.26

The U.S.official faced large hurdles this week, with all sides far apart on the key issue of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

When the South Korean defense ministry originally announced this exercise, its official said the American aircraft carrier would go into the Yellow Sea -- between the Korean peninsula and China.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

But this is no reason for complacency. Our figures for 2009 and 2010 will decide whether Europe meets its target of official development of 0.56 percent of gross national income by 2010."

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

British official refuse to say on what grounds this was done, but media reports suggest his application to study at another institution was turned down because the course work there was deemed to be bogus.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"Through our collaborative efforts, and year-long investigation, this public official pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana into the United States, while at the same time receiving more than $5 million in bribe payments."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11