Many Republicans supported the proposal, even though the Republican Party opposed the spread of slavery into the western territories.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

Because the canyon's environments are so different, these species did not spread beyond the canyon, or even far within it.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

In fact,she has even been to the Magnolia Bakery in New York City which helped spread the current craze.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

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 the past,the W.H.O.and experts with America's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted guidance for disease spread on airplanes.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

Medical workers in Haiti are now trying to spread the message not to use river water without some form of purification.

VOA: special.2010.11.10

The Environmental Teach-In group began to educate people about how to take action locally and spread the news of the event.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

The crisis in Greece has threatened to spread to other countries and has led to protests and violence over spending cuts.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

The technology is helping public health services collect information to follow the spread of diseases and to better organize their work.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

Even those who did not wish to end slavery in the South felt that slavery should not spread further.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

As the pirates spread out searching for hostages, the crew was even able to capture one of the Somalis.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Earlier findings showed that happiness, obesity and the ability to stop smoking can also spread like infections within social groups.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

The genome could also help farmers avoid Asian soybean rust disease, a highly destructive fungus spread by the wind.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

These thick paints can be spread in layers, one over another, to produce interesting effects of light and color.

VOA: special.2010.07.25