He says many,if not all, of the top American colleges once had a core curriculum a set of courses required for all students.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

It undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system."

VOA: special.2010.06.26

A glass container made by casting or core-forming could take a few days to make.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

"The record is clear. Identity politics is at the core of Judge Sotomayor's self-definition."

VOA: special.2009.07.18

Nevertheless,I forged ahead, and with each step the tunnel grew larger, and I felt as though I was wandering into the very core of the Guadalupe Mountains."

VOA: special.2011.04.11

Now,the Obama administration supports what are known as the Common Core State Standards.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

One of the earliest methods developed for making glass containers is called core-forming.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

These are based largely on the common core, but also existing California standards.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

"We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle, that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health care."

VOA: special.2010.03.24

"We have now just enshrined, the core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comesto their health care."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Palestinian officials say they received assurances from Washington that all core issues would be discussed in the indirect talks.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

The core of the comic book character is there, but we kind of go off on all these different tangents."

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

Phoenix Arizona police chief, Jack Harris. "It takes officers away from doing what our main core mission of local law enforcement is."

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

We are societies that believe in human rights and core freedoms that are enshrined in our founding documents."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25