And there may be another explanation: pressure from parents to get a good return on the family's investment.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

He says there is likely more risk from lead dust on plants or from playing in the soil than from the plant itself.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

"People are more focused on communicable diseases and not paying enough attention to the amount of disability there is from mental health conditions.

VOA: special.2010.10.04

And there is a small budget science-fiction movie about aliens from on Earth.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

More than one-hundred men from every part of the United States had come to that little camp stopping there for a short time on their way to getting rich.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

"You can imagine the impact that this would have on whole communities throughout the country and why there would be such passions that have been passed on from generation to generation even at the remove of one hundred fifty years."

VOA: special.2011.04.09

He said there is no partisan divide in Washington on the nature of the threat now emanating from that country.

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

There have been strong statements from world leaders on the need to forge agreement, even though differences on timing, approach,burden sharing and funding remain.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

But road travel from the sites remains difficult. The general says there are more than 1,400 flights on a waiting list to land in Port-au-Prince.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

"Some of you may recall that in June there was an attack on the Sobat river, which effectively prevented food assistance from being delivered by river,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

Speaking on Palestinian radio, Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said there will be no compromises from their side on their demand for Israel to freeze settlement activity.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat,speaking on Palestinian radio, said Mr.Abbas would tell Mitchell there will be no compromises from the Palestinians on their demand for a settlement freeze.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit say just as the plane was getting ready to land there was a loud pop, and then panic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.26

The managing director of the World Gold Council in India,Ajay Mitra, says there is a move away from spending on gold in big cities, such as Mumbai and Delhi.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19