By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today - a person who is new in a job.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say "Do not bad mouth me."

VOA: special.2010.06.20

A person in one of Faulkner's stories says, "God created man, and he created the world for him to live in.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

But if deeper tissue is affected, a person is likely to feel pain every time the area gets cold.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

One reason for not cheating is that a person might fear being criticized in public for cutting in line.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

But the word hacker is also used to describe a person who tries to steal information from computer systems.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

Studies have shown that the fewer medicines a person has to take the more likely he or she will take them.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

In other words, a person who is suffering from the effects of severe cold may seem dead,but still be alive.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

It is not always clear that eating something as harmless as wheat can be bad for a person's health.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

But Adam Reed Tucker proves that the only limit to what the toy can do is a person's imagination.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

At the time, scientists believed that a person at the top of the mountain would only have enough oxygen to sleep.

VOA: special.2010.06.30

The Skin Cancer Foundation says use of tanning beds in youth increases a person's risk of developing melanoma by seventy-five percent.

VOA: special.2010.07.06

A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

The study showed that having an extra 5,000 dollars increased a person's chances of becoming happier by about 2%.

VOA: special.2009.01.21