meaning killed. The Random House Historical Dictionary of Slang provides a possible explanation for the use of eighty-six in restaurants.

VOA: special.2010.01.08

Emily Pidgeon says one way to help developing countries value mangroves is to see them as something that provides many services.

VOA: special.2011.05.10

She and her sister started an organization that provides money to young African women who want to study science.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

It provides that no state may "deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law ."

VOA: special.2010.03.05

Question Box is a service that provides answers free of charge for people who cannot search the Internet directly.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

Microfinance provides poor people with a way to build savings and work toward becoming part of a country's official financial system.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

The Nobel Prize committee said the book provides one of the best descriptions of small town life ever written.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

It provides a place where people can see the first drawings of all his comic strips and learn about his work.

VOA: special.2009.10.25

The Department of Agriculture, for example, provides biologists to help study wildlife that could be a danger to air travel.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

The Bicycle Empowerment Network also provides training and support to help local organizations and individuals open bike shops of their own.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

An international agreement on protecting endangered animals and plants provides for sport hunting of white rhinos in Africa.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

The Colorado River flows through, or provides water for, the states of Wyoming, Colorado,Utah,New Mexico,Arizona, Nevada and California.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

Like the Olympics, the World Cup provides a good reason to build roads, railways and airports to manage the flow of visitors.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

And it provides a guide to higher education in the United States, including explanations of commonly used terms.

VOA: special.2010.02.11