Workers have been placing long lengths of containment booms around the oil as winds and waves push it toward shore.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

Placing it there was the idea of Richard Wukich, an art professor at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

This will help dry the soil. In normal conditions, placing mulch around rose plants is a good idea.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

Down he came,very slowly. Soon,both men were busy placing experiments to be left behind on the moon.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

He spent another year choosing the best pictures and placing them in a meaningful order.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

And they are placing animals in temporary homes until their owners can take them back.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

He says he dreamed of placing just such an instrument on the National Mall.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

Three researchers at the University of California at San Francisco presented information about a drug company's marketing campaign that included placing research articles in medical journals.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

Someone decided to heat the area by placing a charcoal grill inside the camper.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

They are meant for looking at Web pages and placing information on Twitter.

VOA: special.2010.01.26

This is why experts advise against placing mums near nightlights or streetlights.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

Some stores began placing a small sign in the store window.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

Crews then turned to placing a cap over the pipe -- not to stop it, but to direct at least some of the oil to ships on the surface.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

Placing mulch around the plants can protect them from the cold.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

Europe's Airbus is faring better, and expects to end the show with carriers from Dubai and Ethiopia placing some much-needed orders.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

White House officials say the president has a clear obligation to assess the effectiveness of U.S.strategy before placing more American troops in harm's way.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

Reeler says peace can only be brought about by placing security structures under complete civilian control.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

The oil slick threatens ever-larger swaths of the U.S.coastline, placing sensitive marine ecosystems in peril.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

When Ghanaian goalkeeper Daniel Agyei then saved Brazilian Alex Teixeira's effort, Emmanuel Badu clinched the cup by placing his shot in the corner of the net.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

And as the country prepared for a period of mourning, people were seen lighting candles and placing flowers in front of the Presidential Palace in Poland's capital Warsaw.

VOA: standard.2010.04.10

Saudi Arabia has led an effort to protect those most vulnerable to the deadly virus, placing limits on those who want to take part in the Hajj pilgrimage later this year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.09