Genes direct the making of proteins which do much of the work in building an organism, whether a person or a potato.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

Instead,it will be based on a simple principle: whether a state is ready to do what works.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

The question was whether a business method is enough of an invention to receive a patent.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

That study asked them whether a patient's age and other illnesses might play a role in not recommending chemotherapy after surgery.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

And even some Democrats have been debating whether a reform bill should include a government-run insurance plan, known as a "public option."

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

One in 10 relied on advertising and one in five said that product reputation helped them determine whether a product is green.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

He indicated the administration intends to make an assessment by year's end as to whether a diplomatic resolution of the nuclear issue is possible.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

He says it is not,however, appropriate to talk about whether a ransom payment was made.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

It was an unusual Saturday night showdown in the U.S.Senate on whether a health care reform bill pushed by Democrats should proceed to the floor for full debate.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

But earlier Wednesday, Pentagon Spokesman Geoff Morrell said senior officials are considering whether a full counterinsurgency campaign, with large numbers of troops and civilians, is the right approach.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

But Weissman says the survey by Green Seal and the firm EnviroMedia Social Marketing shows that consumers are uncertain how to tell whether a product helps the environment.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

Using just that large number of genetic markers, the team was able to predict in almost four out of five cases whether a person would live to be 100.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

The court is also scheduled to consider whether a law that prohibits pictures of animal cruelty constitutes a violation of free speech under the 1st Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

In an interview via Skype, Tom Perls said the same technique used to predict long life may also be used to predict whether a person might eventually develop certain diseases.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14