"Then the structural engineers take that information and they use it to detail the building in terms of, is this going to be a steel structure?

VOA: special.2011.03.28

"And as so often in major crises, the top man has to take that responsibility and walk."

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Our spill response is designed to take that uncertainty into account."

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

The number-two military man at the Pentagon, General James Cartwright, said it would probably take several more years for Iran to take that highly enriched uranium and develop a usable weapon.

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

"President Obama visited our area this week, and it was my hope that he would listen,really listen, to what the people are saying, I have been in Congress 16 months, but it does not take that long to figure out that Washington does more talking than listening."

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

Instead,visitors travel in small buses that take them to areas where they can walk on paths into the wild areas.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

States that want to take part in the Race to the Top cannot have rules that bar performance-based pay for teachers.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

It also used the trail to take control of an area that is now New Mexico and part of California.

VOA: special.2009.03.30

Much harder,of course, is changing a system that let companies take the risks that led to the current financial crisis.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

Volcanoes on Mars suggest to Sam that the same kinds of processes that take place on Earth happen on other worlds.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

She would flatten her nose against the window to take in all that she could of the art of Edgar Degas.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

It is also called Mardi Gras City for the wild celebrations and parades that take place there every year.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

But one possibility, he says,is that it may take time away from sports or other activities that could help prevent depression.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

And robotic submarines are being used to try to stop the leak -- a process that could take weeks.

VOA: special.2010.05.01