Such appointments are permanent. Those hired with the understanding they will seek tenure are said to be "on the tenure track."

VOA: special.2009.04.09

He says the work of telomeres is important to the understanding of how genetic material is copied and saved.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

He wanted to express his feelings for the form of the skyscraper while deepening his understanding of architecture, engineering and construction.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

Obviously this opens up the possibility of enhancing our understanding of many of those diseases by studying disease models in frogs."

VOA: special.2010.06.29

Some Americans had trouble understanding the economic reason why food had to be destroyed so people could have enough to eat.

VOA: special.2011.03.24

And he did not stop there. His desire to increase understanding among people took him to other countries as well.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

He says looking back thousands of years can help researchers look forward by understanding how a disease changed over time.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

Gerald Meehl says a better understanding of solar activity and its influence on weather may help researchers predict long-term weather conditions.

VOA: special.2009.09.29

State Department official Marianne Craven says Fulbrighters not only want to learn, but also to help improve international understanding.

VOA: special.2009.02.12

She may have dreams. But she does not allow them to block her understanding of what is real.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

And so we begin our Catholic way of understanding new year by just thanking God for Jesus' mother,Mary.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

Mister Kaiser says he hopes the Arabesque festival will bring such understanding between the Arab and Western worlds.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

The couple created the Bridges TV network, an effort to unite American Muslims and increase understanding across cultures.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

She says it will improve understanding of other crops because potatoes are related to tomatoes, peppers and eggplants.

VOA: special.2009.10.20