Critics,including the Australian government, say the research argument is a cover for the sale and consumption of whale meat, which is banned under international regulations.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

Backed by the U.N.account, Israeli troops returned to the border area on Wednesday and continued pruning trees and bushes which could provide cover for terrorists.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

The U.S.and Iran are entangled in a dispute over the Persian Gulf nation's nuclear program, which the United States contends is a cover for developing weapons.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

Critics,including the Australian and New Zealand governments, say such arguments are a cover for the sale and consumption of whale meat, which is banned under an international moratorium on commercial hunting.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

U.S.officials say the self-described satellite launch would only be a cover for a test of a long-range missile, perhaps a more advanced version of the one North Korea fired eastward over Japan in 1998.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

The C stands for cover. Wear a hat and scarf to keep heat from escaping through the head, neck and ears.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

Republicans say the idea for a new public health plan to cover millions of the uninsured would hurt the private health care market.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

Cover the items in plastic once they reach the right "critical temperature" for storage.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

He and director Stanley Donen created a special dance for the movie "Cover Girl."

VOA: special.2011.06.05

"They help you do your resume, your cover letter and everything you need for a job interview, and they help you find a job whatever you're interested in."

VOA: special.2010.05.13

For example,cinnamon comes from the hard outer cover of cinnamon plants.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

They also set new rules for insurance companies and provide subsidies to some Americans to help cover the cost of coverage.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

And that causes a chain reaction, with fees rising for insured patients and insurance companies raising premiums on those they cover.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

He says President Obama has to prevent Israel from doing this kind of thing, and not to protect or cover up for Israel.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Students must not only pay the normal university course tuition, but they must cover the cost for airfare,local transportation, housing,food,tickets and, of course,souvenirs.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

Many developers paying high prices for real estate want a multiplex to help cover the cost.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

AU peacekeepers and government troops fought back with tank fire and mortars, sending residents diving for cover in their homes and in the streets.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Two states banned them outright. Those laws were rendered invalid for married women by a 1965 Supreme Court decision and the ruling was expanded in 1972 to cover all women.

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

(THUNDER RUMBLING) ERIC: Prom Committee is a chick thing, but I gotta cover it for the paper anyway, and they need a guyto help choose the music, so I need your play list.

VOA: standard.other

"They have seen what happens when patients do not come in for regular check-ups or screenings because either their insurance company does not cover it, or they cannot afford insurance in the first place,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

But Kian is not alone. Researchers say it's not uncommon for journalists who cover traumatic events - like 9/11, Haiti or the Iran elections - to experience high levels of emotional and psychological distress, even long after the immediate danger has ended.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Polls by the New York Times and CBS News and the Wall Street Journal and NBC News show growing public concern that efforts to cover uninsured Americans could reduce the quality of health care for those who already are covered by health insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31