She says genetic modification is hugely expensive and patent heavy, which means the industry is dominated by large multi-national corporations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

"Voting is slow in just about all the polling stations, but especially so at the polling stations where they don't have any laptop computers to verify the potential voters on the actual roll, which means they have to go to the physical paper.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Some experts believe the word for chocolate came from the Aztec word "xocolatl" which in the Nahuatl language means "bitter water."

VOA: special.2010.02.17

When you are eating at a restaurant, the server may tell you bon apptit, which means good appetite, or enjoy your meal.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

After Christmas, black families in the United States might also celebrate Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits" in Swahili.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

The W.H.O.has an influenza warning system in which phase six means that a pandemic is taking place.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

Internet access to newspapers means that more people may read the news, which is good for society.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

"We never will move out of the crisis if we do not re-establish confidence, which means we have to establish signposts for the future."

VOA: special.2009.01.23

which means "Together in the Hood." The project involves PEPFAR and Warner Brothers Entertainment.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

The word farm comes from the Latin word,firma, which means an unchanging payment.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Children sing with them on the song Ng'Ayer Bukra, which means Change Tomorrow.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

The name chikungunya means "that which bends up" in the Swahili language.

VOA: special.2009.04.13

which means "peace" in the Nuer language of Sudan.

VOA: special.2009.10.14