He got that name ecause any man who rode that horse would be thrown off and killed and his wife would become a widow.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

He could fall off and break a leg or arm.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

The lights are off and they must be lookingfor a fuse box, 'cause them flashlights,they're keeping me awake.

VOA: standard.other

Censorship has been a problem in Thailand off and on for decades, even without emergency laws.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

"Hopefully,they get it capped off and we don't have to worry about it over here.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

She saw me on TV... running. I'm supposed to go onthe number 9 bus to Richmond Street and get off and go one block left to 1947 Henry Street...

VOA: standard.other

"It's not a competition. It's not a sports event. There's no pistol going off and we all run and the guy who does it under 10 seconds comes in first.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

"I think all of those things have accounted for the fact that the freefall did not continue and the economy is leveling off and we hope, improving into the next year,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

"When the skipper on the Ady Gil saw the Shonan Maru moving in to strike him, he put his engines in reverse to get out of the way, which probably saved some of his crew but it ripped the front end of the vessel off and caused catastrophic damage to the Ady Gil,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

Often,he would pass islands with strong enemy forces, cut off their supplies and leave them with no chance to fight.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

Bob Doughty and Faith Lapidus tell about some of the winning American athletes on and off the ice and snow.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

She sat between richly dressed women who were there to spend the day eating sweets and showing off their costly clothing.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

The ship's Captain Ahab is seeking to find the great,white whale that destroyed his former ship and bit off his leg.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

You would not want to get off one horse and on to another in the middle of a river.

VOA: special.2009.07.12