Intensively used grasslands are also harmed as the soil is continually crushed under the weight of heavy animals.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

This is Lena Reyna reading part of her winning poem, "The Weight of Words in Reverse."

VOA: special.2010.04.05

The song is called, "The Weight of the World."

VOA: special.2009.07.27

The Czech Republic is among several former communist countries in Europe that suffer under the weight of the global financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

President Kagame is working to find a balance between the pull of the future and the weight of the past.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

"We have two large countries in Brazil and Nigeria who carry the weight of being a regional power,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Although he appears to maintain control in the midst of chaos, he actually crumbles under the weight of his own emotions and his regrets.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Now,President Obama will use the full weight of his office to try to break the deadlock.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

"Compared to the most active group of women." During the study, the average weight of the participants went up by six pounds, or 2.7 kilograms.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

The weight of the snow caused tree limbs to snap and roofs to collapse.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

Analysts say it will take major progress against terrorism in Afghanistan to counter the weight of public opinion in Britain and other NATO countries that this is an unwinnable war.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Widely respected for his craft, his private life however over the past 15 years was muddied with allegations of child abuse while he suffered under the weight of a huge financial debt.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

Because of their unique surface, each medal is struck with 12 dies nine times with 1,900 tons of pressure, the weight of more than The native designs were laser-engraved on each medal.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

So,it's part of the global package and I expect that in the coming years this revaluation of Asian currency will take place reflecting the rapid growth in Asia, the important yield that capital inflow can find in Asia,and altogether, the increasing weight of Asia in the global economy."

VOA: standard.2009.11.13