It also found that the children's ability was not dependent on the amount of time they had spent in child care.

VOA: special.2010.11.30

He was honored for his art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new kinds of characters.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

The viruses appear to harm the bees' ability to use their genetic material to produce proteins needed to fight infections.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

He proposed a new civil service system that would let ability -- not politics -- decide who got government jobs.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

The viruses appear to harm the bees' ability to use their genes to produce proteins needed to fight infections.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

He says identifying human antibodies that will stop the ability of the virus to reinvent itself is the first step.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

"Dopamine is considered a neurotransmitter that is crucial for our ability to perceive rewards and to be motivated in our behavior."

VOA: special.2009.09.16

People who have lost their ability to do many things are sometimes able to regain some of these abilities with treatment.

VOA: special.2010.11.02

The disease especially affects the ability to see, the sense of touch and the use of the arms and legs.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

Experts say the ability to take up lead is reduced when the pH level is above six and a half.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

But the population of the animals known for their ability to travel far without much water has fallen sharply.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

During that time, Branch Rickey tested Robinson's ability to deal with racial pressure he would face in the major league.

VOA: special.2009.04.05

But she points out that the success of the treaty depends on the ability of nations to enforce it.

VOA: special.2009.12.08