It was the center of their universe. And it was called the 'hydraulic city' because it had really remarkably massive arrays of barays, which are these giant water tanks and a series of canals and interconnected waterways that was really unparalleled in the ancient world in that part of the world."

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

But he points to growing inequalities in adult mortality -- a "massive spread" between countries with the highest rates and those with the lowest.

VOA: special.2010.05.05

A study in 2005 found that around half of the Cambodian women who die in childbirth succumb to massive blood loss.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Scott Campbell,the chief of the African Section of the U.N.Human Rights Office, says these atrocities are committed on a massive scale.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Just eight days after a massive earthquake crushed Haiti, another one hit, instilling fresh fears among Haitians still reeling from the first.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

Bollywood has a massive fan following, not only in India, but in many Asian countries such as Indonesia,Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Soldiers have launched a massive rescue operation. The army has a heavy presence in the area, which shares a border with China.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Rocket attacks have been rare since Israel's massive three-week assault on Gaza a year and a half ago.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

They came to the village to clean up the trash, climb the massive rocks atop the mountain, and later have a picnic.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Despite a string of attacks early Sunday,mainly in Baghdad, insurgents were not able to carry out the massive strikes they had threatened.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Lubetkin and her co-author based their findings on a massive collection of data, covering 3.5 million people.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

A massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra created a tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean.

VOA: standard.2009.12.26

Interrupting that cycle was a primary goal of President Obama's massive economic-stimulus package, which he championed almost immediately upon entering the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

it says clearly that Israel is guilty of massive human rights violations and a number of crimes that are already listed in a mandate,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.06