But his designs were so different, so extreme, that banks were not willing to lend money for the projects.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

He would like to put a low-cost laptop in the hands of every child, especially those living in extreme poverty.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

So they took an extreme step. They formed their own government in opposition to the elected government of the territory.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

At one extreme were the supporters of former President Van Buren -- New York Democrats opposed to slavery.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

The United States Supreme Court found that the "extreme facts" of the case raised the probability of bias to an unconstitutional level.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

One of the Millennium Development Goals is to reduce by half the number of people living in extreme poverty by twenty fifteen.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

Doctors say people can do many things to protect themselves from the dangers of extreme heat.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

The more contact the boys had with tobacco smoke the more likely they were to have recognizable behavior problems, such as extreme excitability and aggression.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

In times of extreme hardship, the human brain may have developed a way to create a social link, the sense of a helpful and guiding partner.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

Miss Simone wrote the song in reaction to extreme violence against black Americans.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

In other words, my experience I think predisposed me to being interested in the kind of phenomena that people in these extreme and unusual environments encounter. With Shackletons experience in mind, John Geiger started to investigate whether other people facing death or extreme fear had faced similar situations.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

The father had reported his concerns about his son's extreme religious views to the U.S.embassy in Abuja.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

He says global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events.

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

And presenting with that actually life-threatening infection to the hospital, usually in an extreme state."

VOA: standard.2009.11.15