And,it means that transgenic marmosets can be produced from breeding instead of by the lengthy process of injecting fertilized eggs.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

Play it by ear also means to decide what to do at the last minute instead of making detailed plans.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

This means you should not risk losing something you have by trying to get more of something you do not have.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

Collectivism is the system of ownership and control of the means of production by the people collectively, usually under the supervision of a government.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

The act said the purpose was to "conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

VOA: special.2009.09.28

"The critical issue was, of course,politics." "They by all means are trying to keep General Noriega in jail.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

"The health care scheme, under reconciliation, means decisions made by the government, behind closed doors, against the wishes of the American people."

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

PNC Financial Services chief economist Stuart Hoffman: "These are not the kind of numbers that signal the recession is over by any means,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

By 2008, Laura Bell had the financial means to move to Nashville, and fulfill her original dream of a career in Country music.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

The same means of communication that were used to speak out are being used by the government as a way of shutting down the opposition.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

"So,we think this is going to create a very dire situation where some of us might think of it as genocide by other means rather than by bullets - killing these people slowly through starvation, disease and lack of sanitation,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

and led to massive taxpayer funded bailouts. President Obama, who has made Wall Street reform one of his top priorities, says the reform package passed by the Senate late Thursday means financial firms will now be held accountable for their actions.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21