The people who started the company named it Google because in mathematics, googol,spelled g-o-o-g-o-l, is an extremely large number.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

She made sure there were a large number of workers to give the necessary attention to all the kids.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

The military also released photos of a large number of knives that it said were on the ships.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

This could explain why Taiwan has a large number of small earthquakes, but rarely a major one.

VOA: special.2009.07.07

But they called for investigation of a large number of reports of voter registration cards being sold.

VOA: special.2009.08.22

He was surprised by the large number of busy people in the subway who stopped to listen.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

Mr.Lafortune says a large number of nurses are expected to retire within the next ten years.

VOA: special.2010.06.07

The large number of volcanoes around the Pacific plate has earned the name "Ring of Fire."

VOA: special.2010.01.12

The study also found that alcohol drinking disabled a large number of people around the world.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

The large number of sails the Flying Cloud could carry increased the speed of the ship.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

This could make it easier for disorders to affect a large number of animals.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

And the area has a large number of grape vineyards and wine producers.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

On-crop trees produce a large number of small fruit with little value.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

"I don't think it's going to satisfy everybody. I think there are certainly a large number of Facebook users who have decided they really can't trust Facebook anymore."

VOA: special.2010.05.28

He educated himself by reading a large number of modern writers.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

This should have resulted in a large number of baby dinosaurs.

VOA: special.2009.09.01