A group of small states on the coast of North Africa was seizing American ships and holding their crews hostage.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

And the strong man, still holding the small child, drifted away on the shadowy river that flows forever to the unknown sea.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

Yet Carol Lovatt says holding fruit on the tree makes alternate bearing worse.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Finance ministers from both the seven richest industrial countries and the Group of 20 were holding separate sessions on Friday.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

Critics accused the Obama administration of holding a double standard by being more lenient on financial institutions also receiving federal assistance.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

Pregnant women and mothers, holding their babies, are sitting on two long benches waiting to see a nurse.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

U.S.lawmakers are expected to push for new tests and new regulations after holding a series of hearings last week on auto safety.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

a girl balances on one leg, holding her foot and glowering at a blushing boy, while another young couple dance in the background.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Throughout his speech, the prime minister promised further change and reform, including holding bankers accountable and cracking down on crime and anti-social behavior.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

There is concern in Seoul that Pyongyang's insistence on holding bilateral talks with Washington could drive a wedge between the U.S.and South Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

A militia group in Ohio posted a video on the Internet of a man with an altered voice holding a semi-automatic assault rifle.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

But members of the coalition are holding discussions with lawmakers on possible changes to the bill.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

On the Palestinian side, management problems and other obstacles are holding up infrastructure projects.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

Senior U.S.Envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, emerged from meetings with South Korean counterparts in Seoul holding firm to Washington's insistence that Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities must be ended.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

Some analysts have expressed concern that holding the trial in New York City, the site of the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, will once again make the city a prime terrorist target.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

The war was sold to his cabinet, to parliament and to the British people on the basis that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous man holding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) that could be unleashed within 45 minutes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13