Such appointments are permanent. Those hired with the understanding they will seek tenure are said to be "on the tenure track."

VOA: special.2009.04.09

It is whispered into your ear with the understanding that you will not pass it on to others.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

" Some one with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

Visitors leave the great dam with an understanding of how difficult the project was.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

The aim is to share American music with the world and improve cross-cultural understanding.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

And now with Antarctic science being really a global science and part of understanding how the world works, it is becoming really vital that everybody works together."

VOA: special.2009.06.03

"I've always loved working with the robots. And when I first started it was a challenge working with the robots, understanding how they worked and figuring them out.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

He was filled with understanding and love.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

"We celebrate with you today, with a full understanding of what you have achieved and we are filled with joy in your success.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

"First,on our watch-listing procedures: did the government do everything it could have with the information it had, understanding that these procedures are several years old?

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

The first function deals with recognizing a word, the second with understanding the word's context in a sentence, and the third lets us articulate the word by speaking.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

"First of all,the president, the prime minister and their government are committed to building a modern state with a diversified economy, and they have the understanding and capacity to do it."

VOA: standard.2009.09.09