But when the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union dissolved in 1989, the western alliance's main reason for being disappeared.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

But Ryan says that's not the main reason the number of commercial lobster boats has dropped in the Boston Harbor.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

In time,however, there was another reason to fight: to free the black people held as slaves in the South.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

The report says one reason for the growing deadliness of cancer is more people smoking cigarettes in developing countries.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

He has suggested one reason the show is so popular: men and women each find something they like in it.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

The reason he gave for not recusing himself was that there was no financial gain for him in making his decision.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

One reason for the continuing popularity of "The Fantasticks" was that it was different from large musicals playing in Broadway theaters.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

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

Another reason for the increase in bird strikes is the growing popularity of air travel in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

A major reason is that the dunes bury any plants in their way as they move across the desert.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

One reason for not cheating is that a person might fear being criticized in public for cutting in line.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

One reason is that heat from the sun can go through many of the building materials commonly found in cities.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

The mind is the collection of activities based in the brain that involve how we act, think,feel and reason.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Experts say one reason more people are dying from cancer is because more people are smoking cigarettes in developing countries.

VOA: special.2009.03.02