But if the council takes no action within six months, the court might still be able to carry out an investigation.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

The council presents reasons why business schools should use the GMAT instead of the Graduate Record Examinations, or GRE.

VOA: special.2009.01.08

The Council of Graduate Schools says this followed an increase of six percent last year and nine percent the year before that.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

As a result, the Council now considers other height categories, such as highest occupied floor and highest antenna.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

Economist Sebastian Mallaby at the Council on Foreign Relations says G-20 nations should work together on financial reforms.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat decided in nineteen ninety-six to include the height of the spires of the Petronas Towers.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

But Steven Biddle at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington says there is a bigger problem.

VOA: special.2009.08.22

The council's Web site points out that the Educational Testing Service has recently been marketing its GRE test to graduate schools of business.

VOA: special.2009.01.08

The National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers led the effort.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

But the council says that is because the test can be taken almost every day of the year at more than 400 centers around the world.

VOA: special.2009.01.08

The Council explains on its Web site that early tall buildings were generally measured from the ground floor to the top of the building, not including flagpoles.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

In two thousand three, the Council reduced the hours that residents may work.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

Kara Schlosser is communications director for the Council of Chief State School Officers.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

The council is a nonprofit group that supports liberal arts education.

VOA: special.2009.10.22