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

VOA: special.2009.11.29

They include arsenic, which can be used to kill plants and small animals.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

The vat method,for example, can be used to dye wool with onionskins.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

Watercolor paint can be used to color drawings or by itself.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

The iPad, essentially a larger version of Apple's iPhone, can be used to send emails, watch movies or play games.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

For Dow Chemical,the main focus will be producing material from algae that can be used to make plastics.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

Britain's Royal Society has released a report looking at how science and technology can be used to fight a food shortage it says is expected to hit the globe by 2050.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

This evidence can be used by investigators who are working to solve the crime and as proof in a court of law.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

It is also useful because the mold can be used over and over again to make exact copies of the ceramic form.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

A more common way to deal with weeds is to control them enough so that the land can be used for planting.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

A listener wanted to know if Billie Jean is considered a girl's name, or if it can be used as a boy's name.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

It can be given to children as young as one, which is earlier than vaccines currently used to fight meningitis epidemics in Africa.

VOA: special.2010.12.15

In its purest form, clay can be shaped and stretched and used to make objects.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Once growth is established, the box can be removed and used to start another planting.

VOA: special.2010.07.13