He described it as a voice that overflowed with a deep, tragic feeling.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

U.N.officials described it as a very serious incident and urged both sides to exercise caution and restraint.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

It became very popular. One critic said it described the poetry of flight as no other book on flying had ever done.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

As he later described it, the plane was not much more than half a kilometer above the trees.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

It described the target as a voluntary action, and predicted it would make a "major contribution" to global efforts to deal with climate change.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

Republican Senator Jon Kyl described the speech as too partisan, saying it sounded like a campaign speech instead of a State of the Union speech.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

A rock-throwing crowd attacked parliament in what observers described as the worst street violence the Baltic nation had seen since it regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17

During an appearance on a national TV news show, she described herself as a private person who finds it's difficult to allow personal emotions to show through in her songs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

The president described the health care debate as being in its final stages after a century of struggle, saying it's about the character of the United States rather than merely the cost of health care for Americans.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

North Korea's official Rodung Sinmun newspaper described the country as a "proud nuclear power" Monday, and warned it would be a "great mistake for the United States to think it will not be hurt" in the event of military conflict on the peninsula.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

Does it need refinement in some way?" "And if it does need some adjustment in light of the events that have taken place over the last number of months, including the election and so on, and then what are the implications of that in terms of General McChrystal's resource request?" The secretary said the United States will not abandon its core mission in Afghanistan, which President Obama described as the destruction of the al-Qaida terrorist network, because it is "critical" to U.S.national security.

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