Thirty-two teams will start the World Cup in South Africa with dreams of reaching football glory.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

It gradually expanded in size, reaching to the Southern Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea, and emerging as a dynastic state.

其领土逐渐扩大,延伸至乌拉尔山脉南端和里海,并发展成为王朝国家

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

Every bit in many ways is far reaching as Plato's Republic.

每一项，从很多层面看来,都跟柏拉图的《理想国》一样遥不可及。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

It ruled a wide-reaching empire. This week in our series, we look at how British power gave way to American influence after World War Two.

VOA: special.2011.08.04

They seem to be reaching toward the sky there, but not reaching toward the sky as in the cupola of a Baroque church where you're supposed to see God at the top.

而且这些建筑看上去都高耸入云,不过不像巴洛克式教堂高耸的塔楼那样,往顶上看时,你应该会看到雕刻着的上帝

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

The earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in March continue to have far-reaching effects.

VOA: special.2011.05.24

Gas producers invested heavily in reaching new supplies when prices were high.

VOA: special.2009.10.23

In nineteen fifty-seven, Friedan started research that was to have far-reaching results.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

He says differences of opinion are reaching the boiling point because the situation in Afghanistan is not looking good.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Now,as a role model herself, Fuchs is reaching out to girls and young women, encouraging them to pursue careers in science.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Playing in the Olympics is a fulfillment of dreams," "It's reaching a goal and it's an honor to represent our country.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Most vaccines help prevent disease in children,but reaching children in remote rural areas is often a challenge especially in poorer and war-torn countries.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Mr.Ravalomanana said the prospect of losing that badly needed cash had been a strong motivator in reaching what he called a miracle deal.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Many economists say, without far-reaching regulatory reform, the United States risks a repeat in the future.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

And,he notes humanitarian organizations have great difficulty in reaching them with much needed assistance.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

This year's report focuses on how well countries are doing in reaching eight-stated Millennium Development Goals, including cutting poverty by half and reducing child and maternal mortality.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

But Prime Minister Netanyahu said the naval blockade will remain in force to prevent weapons from reaching Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Security consultants say a foreigner gets kidnapped, on average,once every other month in the country, with ransom payments for their release reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

One of the men who contributed to Phil Jackson reaching his milestone former Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

Still,some in Washington are reaching out to Mr.Micheletti.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

She's also seen an increase in incorrect word use, with students reaching for a word that sounds correct, whose proper meaning is just a bit off from what they intend to say.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

The flotilla aimed to break a blockade that Israel has imposed on the Gaza Strip in an effort to stop weapons from reaching the region that is controlled by the militant Hamas movement.

VOA: standard.2010.06.03

Well,isn't that just the way science is? Just as we're getting some of the most exciting results, just as we're getting new concepts to test, we're reaching a point in the global environment where the economy just can't support everything.

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

And while drivers and passengers alike in large motor homes are supposed to keep their seat belts fastened on the road, it's not uncommon to find someone in back reaching for cold refreshments, spreading maps out on a table - even taking a nap, fully reclined!

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

"Just a back-of-the-envelope calculation shows that in the Philippines, if we in a year can be reaching just five thousand farmers and their fields can be increasing the yield by half a ton per hectare, we could be looking at profitabilities for those farmers in the range of half a million dollars."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

That is our mission,". "And the president described it in no uncertain terms in his inaugural when he said, 'Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred.' And to win this war against al-Qaida, the administration continues to be unrelenting, using every tool in its toolbox and every arrow in its quiver,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.06