Robert Fulton would say for the rest of his life that he had no idea why he said such a thing.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

The idea is that its removal from the body and purification makes it into something different that can be patented.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

It is always a good idea to keep a lot of necessary supplies in the home even before winter begins.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

But that idea failed. So the agency decided to use the plane for what was then a new practice: smokejumping.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

He had an idea for a tool that would help television actors read their lines without having to memorize them.

VOA: special.2011.05.11

The idea spread. The Newspaper Association of America says advertising sales today provide about eighty percent of the money for newspapers.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

In other cultures, paragraphs may be organized to build toward the main idea, which is revealed at the end.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Also,you can monkey around when you feel like doing something, but have no firm idea of what to do.

VOA: special.2011.03.13

But critics of national standards say the idea goes against one of America's oldest traditions -- local control of education.

VOA: special.2011.06.09

A better idea is to harvest foods either early or late in the day, then leave them to cool naturally.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

One idea is that,as people age, they grow more thankful for what they have, and have better control of their emotions.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

Ted Nash wanted to copy the idea of thrown paint musically by creating a composition that sounded big and free.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

They also said it was a bad idea for the United States to take control of any nation in the Caribbean.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

Until Texas became a state, almost all national leaders seemed to accept the idea that Congress did have this power.

VOA: special.2009.02.26