They have roots that stand in saltwater and look like cablesor ropes laid one on top of another.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

Stairs on the side of the room permit visitors to reach books that are kept near the top.

VOA: special.2009.11.16

Adobe is shaped into bricks that are laid one on top of another and used as a low cost way to build walls and houses.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

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

The very top of the wire drawing represents the only part of the ocean landscape that can be seen on the surface of the water: It is Bouvet Island, one of the most isolated islands in the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

They also killed Noordin Top, the leader of the group that carried out the attack on the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels.

VOA: standard.2010.03.24

This is on top of the 38,000 that are already there, taking into account a doubling over the past two years,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

And that car will be parked in front of the Red Lion Inn with a Christmas tree on top."

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

I think that those who have been on top of this have done an extraordinary job.

VOA: standard.2009.05.01

Sa'id Nassar,a Cairo-based writer and commentator on Arab political affairs, (SAYING) he argued that these leaders came to prominence "on top of American tanks."

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

That would be on top of the additional 17,000 American combat and support troops the president wants to send to Afghanistan over the coming months.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

Arms control will likely top their agenda specifically negotiations on an agreement to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that expires at the end of this year.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

You know for this moment to finally be here and to reflect back on the series and the season and everything that you've been through, - it's top of the list,man."

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

In 2007,expenditures on health care totaled about one-sixth of the entire U.S.economy, and even top congressional leaders acknowledge that attempting to rein in health-care costs while at the same time expanding health-insurance coverage is a daunting task.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31