In his first observations from Mount Wilson, Hubble used a telescope with a mirror one hundred fifty-two centimeters across.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

He said these men would be used to get control of forts and other federal property seized from the Union.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities back east.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

But the word hacker is also used to describe a person who tries to steal information from computer systems.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

Doctor Ruhli says researchers used this method to study changes in the tuberculosis bacteria from two thousand year-old mummified tissue.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.

VOA: special.2011.04.10

So far,their findings have included pieces of a brick that could be from building materials used in colonial times.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

Because he used head-craft, instead of witchcraft, he rose from the poorest igloo to be the chief in the village.

VOA: special.2011.03.12

He says the group used a million-and-a-half-dollar donation from the Nike Foundation to expand the program to cricket players in India.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

The word comes from the word "Arab" and is a design term used to describe flowing lines and geometric patterns.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

This term is used especially for plants like herbs that produce new growth year after year from the same root structure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

The ancient Egyptians used a drawing of the eye of Horus as a magic sign to protect themselves from disease,suffering and evil.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

He stood farther away from the pitcher than most players, and used a heavier bat than most players.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

So the fires to make containers from volcanic clay must be hotter than those used for non-volcanic clay.

VOA: special.2009.09.14