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

The planes were not big. They were just fifteen meters long with wings less than seven meters across.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

He loaded the motorcycle with extra cans of fuel and water and began his trip across the desert.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

He turned, and with a firm and quick step he walked across the empty space.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

With a canal across Central America, ships could sail directly from ocean to ocean.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

He sent one of his officers across the river to meet with Mexican officials.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

He traveled across the country with other well-known performers, including the Marx Brothers.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Today,it is the easily-recognized capital "R" with a line across its foot.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

Other birds have spread quickly across areas with heavy air traffic.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

Many parks across Africa have had trouble with poachers.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

Parties across the political spectrum have condemned the killing, despite what they called their significant political differences with Terre'Blanche and his Movement.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

The violence began before dawn, with gunmen in speeding cars killing soldiers and police at checkpoints across Baghdad.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

All across Haiti, families that struggled, before the earthquake, to feed themselves now find themselves with hungry guests.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

Across Beijing, residents tried to carry on with their lives, despite the parade's extensive disruptions to traffic.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01