Pieces of gypsum broke off. The wind wore them away to a size small enough to pick up and carry for short distances.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

Then they made small changes to the bacterium's deoxyribonucleic acid -- DNA for short.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

More recent research suggested that those gains are the same whether you exercise for short periods over five days or longer sessions over two or three days.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

In eighteen eighty-six Maggie Tobin married James Joseph Brown, J.J.for short.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

She slept at her desk for short periods during the day.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

FIRST is the short way of saying the organization's complete name: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

The results of the two short flights made space officials believe the Mercury program was ready for its first orbital flight.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

A seizure is a sudden attack that may affect a person's mind or body for a short period.

VOA: special.2010.10.26

The Federal Reserve suggested again that short-term interest rates are likely to remain near zero for some time.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

He studied music for a short time at the Granoff Studios and at the Ornstein School of Music.

VOA: special.2010.11.07

He wrote several long poems, but is best known for his one hundred and fifty-four short poems,or sonnets.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

As a young man, Borlaug worked for a short time on forestry projects in Idaho and Massachusetts.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

The meat came in containers with "U.S." written on them, which was short for the United States.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

To hear the short story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, listen at this time Saturday for the program AMERICAN STORIES.

VOA: special.2009.02.02