Scientists say the surface of the Earth is cracked like a giant eggshell.

VOA: special.2011.01.04

He hated the school's bare floors and cracked walls.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

The government has cracked down very severely since the violence there some months ago against religious leaders and others of the Muslim faith."

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Today,a few blocks up from the Boll Weevil Statue, conveyor belts carry rivers of peanuts to be cracked and ground at the Sessions Company.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Schaaf says,before the meeting, the government cracked down on NGOs throughout the area.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

While President Nimeiri had initially cracked down on Islamic activists, by 1983 he had embraced Islamism in an attempt to boost his popularity, which had suffered along with the country's economy.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31