He invented the skill of throwing a special rope called a lasso over a cow's head to catch wandering cattle.

VOA: special.2011.06.11

He offered ten thousand dollars to anyone willing to follow him on a one-day climb without a rope.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

The belayer then gives more rope up to the lead climber as he moves up the rock.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

If he falls, he is protected by the rope connected to the devices and the belayer.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

I lighted my lantern, and found that I was perched on a narrow ledge, almost at the end of my rope literally and figuratively.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

These devices use rope-like material to carry movement from the shoulder to the prosthetic arm.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

One of McClellan's Generals, Samuel Sturgis, greeted Pope at Centreville: "I always told you,Pope, that if they gave you enough rope, you would hang yourself."

VOA: special.2009.09.24

The lead climber attaches his rope to devices in the rock as he climbs up.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

In another event, the cowboy throws a rope around the neck of a young cow.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

This nest is made up of thousands of pieces of bamboo tied together with the kind of brightly colored rope usually used by mountain climbers.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

So he took his rope out though some say it was a huge rattlesnake and lassoed Sue to catch her and bring her down to Earth.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

We run a tight rope daily, balancing a pile of books on the head.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

Then he tries to tie the rope around three of its legs.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

The nucleus contains rope-like strands of DNA that carry the information.

VOA: special.2010.03.23