They were from the democracy groups,universities, and media organizations that worked with the State Department to set up the contest.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

Last month,students from one hundred three universities in eighty-eight countries took part in an international computer programming contest.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

She won a four-year college scholarship, the top prize nationally in a public speaking contest on the Constitution.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

At the age of twenty-one, she won a national contest to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington,D.C.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

This year, the Center for Plain Language is holding its first contest for best and worst language use.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

Judges for this contest studied how each design looks and how it uses new technologies and materials.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

In October of eighteen thirty-three, he won a short story contest organized by a local newspaper.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

He said the trial was a contest between the defense lawyers and the whole United States.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

The official name of the Battle of the Brains is the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

He started posting videos of his contest performances on YouTube for his friends and family.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

Stanford was one of twenty-one American universities that took part in the contest this year.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

Still, visitors could watch camel races and a contest to choose the most beautiful camel.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

The festival has a parade,carnival rides, games and a karaoke singing contest called "Strawberry Idol."

VOA: special.2009.05.19

She gained wider attention three years later when she performed during a contest for young musicians on the National Public Radio program "A Prairie Home Companion."

VOA: special.2010.09.17

When he was twelve he won second place in a local singing contest.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

We announced a contest for listeners to send in suggestions for better names.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Contest spokesman Doug Heintzman says the world champions receive prizes and scholarships.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

When I was 14, I won another contest and got another trip.

VOA: special.2010.01.30