The study is described as the first to demonstrate the indirect spread of happiness.

VOA: special.2009.01.21

Sleigh Bells is described as noise-pop.

VOA: special.2010.12.31

In the ruling, Chief Justice John Marshall described a corporation as an "artificial being" that is a "creature of the law."

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Mr.Hawass is often described as a colorful leader who has brought Egypt's long-ago past to the attention of the world.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

Thailand's political crisis is often described simply as a fight between the poor and the rich.

VOA: special.2010.05.22

So she made Nancy Drew independent or "spunky" as she is often described.

VOA: special.2009.08.24

Her music is often described as complex but accessible, appealing to wider audiences.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

This idea is often described as "the separation of church and state."

VOA: special.2009.05.22

As one writer described him: "Theodore is always the center of action.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

He said the only thing holding up a prisoner swap is what he described as the "stubbornness of the Zionist occupation."

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

Earlier this month Syria and Turkey signed what is being described as an historic agreement, which allows visa-free travel between the two countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

Does it need refinement in some way?" "And if it does need some adjustment in light of the events that have taken place over the last number of months, including the election and so on, and then what are the implications of that in terms of General McChrystal's resource request?" The secretary said the United States will not abandon its core mission in Afghanistan, which President Obama described as the destruction of the al-Qaida terrorist network, because it is "critical" to U.S.national security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23