The trial was an important turning point in the making of the nation.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

Mr.Toure recognized those who had worked on the legislation and assured them that this new code, nearly a decade in the making, was not being abandoned entirely.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Supporters of the code, more than a decade in the making, praised it as enhancing the rights of women and girls, who they say have been traditionally viewed as second-class citizens.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

More than 90 South Koreans passed through checkpoints Saturday to cross the heavily armed border between North and South Korea, on their way to bittersweet reunions half a century in the making.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

Another senior defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said last week that any change in the complex series of agreements could unravel the entire plan, which was 15 years in the making.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

Barack Obama has spoken repeatedly of Lincoln's influence in making it possible for the country to have its first African-American president.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

In the township of Soweto, music producer Richard Hlungwani redefined traditional Shangaan music by making the beat much faster.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

In one part of the state of Oaxaca, potters have been making black clay containers in the same way for centuries.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

"Young people need to be given the opportunity to really feel like they are making a difference in the world.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

So Winslow's father found him a job as an assistant in the trade of making and preparing pictures for printed media.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

Under one picture she wrote: "While machines are making great progress in automobile factories, the workers might be under-paid.

VOA: special.2009.05.10