Then,a hard cast may be put around the area of the break to hold the bone in place while it heals.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

It would be the first of seven trips that she would make to the area in the next forty-seven years.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

The lack of snow will not be a problem for events being held at the ski area in the city of Whistler.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

In some cases,instead of a cast, a splint made of plastic or metal will be secured over the area to restrict movement.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

The U.N.Office on Drugs and Crime says Kenya has agreed to be the first nation in the area to try Somali piracy suspects.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

He said the dam should be built in an area called Boulder Canyon on the border between the states of Arizona and Nevada.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

Yet the expression also can be used to describe the top person in any area.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

It is considered to be the most unusual geologic structure in the area.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Clay said there was justice in the borders he proposed for Texas, that it would still be a very large state after losing the area it disputed with New Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Many patients had to be taken out of the main hospital in the area to other medical facilities.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

"There will be operation in this area. But it is now a matter of military judgment (of) what is the appropriate time."

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

The high point of President Medvedev's stay in the United States will be his visit to Silicon Valley - an area in northern California known for its high-tech companies, venture capitalists and forward-looking entrepreneurs.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

Authorities are taking no chances. Although they have announced there will be no red zone, an alcohol ban will come into force starting Tuesday in the center of Rome and the area surrounding the stadium.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

"They said,without this service, NGOs [non-governmental organizations and agencies will be unable to reach operation areas in the east and south of the country, and it is an area that is particularly insecure and difficult,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

The dominoes have been set up to run for one and a half kilometers in an area where the Wall once stood, and late Monday they will be toppled much like the Wall was two decades ago.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

"What EU NAVFOR would like to see, and probably other commanders in the area, would be for all regional players now to take this threat seriously and all regional players in the area to join us in fighting this scourge, this criminal activity."

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

He noted,however,that the U.S. considers Iran to be an important player related to Afghanistan, and sees the issue as a very productive area for engagement in the future Anticipating President Barack Obama's Strategic Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohammad Mehdi Akhonzadeh said Iran expects measurable change, not rhetoric from the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27