Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke says the large amounts being paid are part of the reason for the rise in hijackings.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

The three men had found one of the largest amounts of gold ever discovered lying on the surface of the Earth.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

Smart card players, especially those who play for large amounts of money, closely watch the person who deals the cards.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

Huge amounts of water ran into a low area in the dry, waterless desert that had once been an ancient lake.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

Others say some women may have had sex with infected men who had very high amounts of the virus.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

He paid record amounts to sign two of the first free agents: pitcher Catfish Hunter and hitter Reggie Jackson.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

Every year,moist air masses known as monsoon produce large amounts of rainfall in India,East Asia, northern Australia and East Africa.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

Medical experts say small amounts of carbon monoxide over a long period of time can greatly harm an unborn baby.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

All of them produced large amounts of paper money -- many times the amount they could exchange for gold or silver.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

They were only two men among more than one hundred who left the ships with huge amounts of money.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

But all the structures remained standing thanks in large part to the large amounts of duct tape used by the students.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

The group said Congress should support large amounts of money for all areas of forensic science, not just DNA.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

A crowd of about 1,000 marched to a nearby store, broke into it, and destroyed large amounts of flour and grain.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Drinking large amounts of alcohol over long periods of time has also been linked to a number of cancers.

VOA: special.2009.09.08