The treaty made the forty-ninth parallel the border from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

The British foreign minister proposed a treaty that would make the forty-ninth parallel of latitude the border between the United States and British Oregon.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

He offered to divide Oregon at the forty-ninth parallel of latitude.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

The southern border of the Oregon territory was the forty-second parallel.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

This intense heat they project in a parallel beam against any object they choose, by means of a polished parabolic mirror of unknown composition, much as the mirror of a lighthouse projects a beam of light.

VOA: special.2010.09.01

Crystal says linguistic changes caused by the Internet run parallel to changes in the existing lexicon.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

On Saturday,Klug will compete in the men's parallel giant slalom snowboard event.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

College president David Gipp sees a significant parallel between what camp internees endured and what the many Native American tribes represented at the college suffered at the hands of the federal government.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

"I think these things can move in parallel. Obviously,it would be easier if these things had come out in a different way, and been conducted without the kind of irregularities that have been identified,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Coupled with snowboarder Jasey Jay Anderson's win in the parallel giant slalom and Canada's win in men's curling, the Canadians now lead the gold medal count with 13, the most the host nation has ever earned at an Olympics - winter or summer.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28