But in the United States, the main idea of each paragraph should be in the first sentence.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

People often add an apostrophe to "its" in a sentence like "The group made its decision."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

Only once did he look up. He had just written the sentence: "The arms,artillery and public property will be given over to the Union army."

VOA: special.2009.12.24

It asked filmmakers to create short videos that completed the sentence "Democracy is ."

VOA: special.2009.10.02

From the day it was decided that the sentence of her lover should be decided in the arena, she had thought of nothing but this event.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

Some southern lawmakers even proposed the death sentence for anyone who spoke against slavery.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

Thaksin Shinawatra went into exile in Cambodia to avoid a prison sentence for corruption.

VOA: special.2010.05.22

"I would like to see the mountains," I said, and then my dream began to form along with the sentence, "I might,I want to be a doctor."

VOA: special.2009.02.14

The offense may be as small as a sentence copied from a book.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

He pleaded guilty to leaving the scene and received a suspended sentence.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

One received a prison sentence of six years.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

President Lincoln could approve or reject Vallandigham's sentence.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

"I was trying," he said, "to put the history of mankind in one sentence." Later he said, "I am still trying to do it, but now I want to put it all on the head of a pin."

VOA: special.2010.01.03

The former prime minster is wanted in Thailand after fleeing a year ago to avoid a two-year jail sentence for corruption.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11