And,it was called The City of the Big Shoulders or City of Broad Shoulders because of its importance to the nation.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

Russia's importance to ballet continued in the twentieth century thanks to the forward thinking Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes dancers.

VOA: special.2011.01.26

The Great Lakes Historical Shipwreck Society works to preserve and explain the history and importance of the area's wrecks.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

He says the almost overpowering silence and deepness of the Grand Canyon shakes people at least briefly out of their self-importance.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

But during World War Two, national leaders recognized the importance of the territory to security in the Pacific.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

The way it filled up her worn money holder gave her a feeling of importance that she had not enjoyed for years.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

The F.C.C.says the court "in no way disagreed with the importance of preserving a free and open Internet."

VOA: special.2010.04.09

President Obama talked this week about the importance of building exports as a way to create jobs and economic growth at home.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

On Tuesday the president gave a nationally broadcast speech to students about the importance of staying in school.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

The authors of the report hope this new plan will help return the issue to worldwide importance.

VOA: special.2009.11.09

Rod Curtis says that shows the importance of the new vaccine targeting both viruses at once.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

In a striking closing scene, the ocean expert Sylvia Earle talks about the importance of protecting the beautiful world that lives under the sea.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

She helped the family understand the importance of the HeLa cells and accept that the scientific community has gained so much from their use.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

No,a newspaper reporter -- a reminder, in this age of new media and social media, not to forget the importance of the old media.

VOA: special.2009.04.20