During one event, she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

Its purpose was to bring the United States closer to its goal of landing astronauts on the moon.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

Gemini's purpose was to bring the United States closer to its goal of landing astronauts on the moon.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

As he got closer to Washington, he was warned that a mob was planning to attack the train.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

But because of engine problems,he says, the range right now is probably closer to two thousand kilometers.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

Professor Reppert says scientists thought they understood the control system in the monarchs until they took a closer look at the insects' antenna.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

Gemini Six followed Gemini Seven, but in a lower orbit that moved the two spacecraft closer together.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

But closer ties were not welcomed between the government and a religious group known as the Mormons.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

She came closer than any other woman in American history to becoming a major party's presidential candidate.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

Looking closer still, you can see that one is a small part of a rising sun.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

The closer one lives to places where mosquitoes reproduce, the greater the risk of getting malaria.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

If you move closer to the sculptures, you realize they are made up of thousands of carefully stacked small plastic bottles for storing medicines.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

But those hopes of human exploration deeper into space gave way to goals closer to home.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

As you sit waiting, you might hear the screams and calls of the chimps coming closer.

VOA: special.2009.08.19