California's finances have become so bad, this month the state began to buy goods and services with promises to pay later.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

However,sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

The crime became so bad in Loisaida that its lettered avenues got nicknames.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

Often,the weather was so bad he could not see where he was.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

Lamba says about one-third of the surveyed commuters reported increased stress, increased anger,and traffic so bad in the last three years that they turned around and went home.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

"Malaria is so bad. I'm a victim of malaria.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

"If you find that the road is not paved, or that the road is paved but breaks down because the corruption is so bad you do not get standards and quality, then you have got a major problem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

In a half-hour news conference, he admitted making what he called "some incredibly bad decisions" that "hurt so many people."

VOA: special.2010.04.10

I work at home so I just hoped that my computer would work right and not have a bad hair day also.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

The reshaped cornea corrects the patient's bad eyesight so he or she does not have to wear glasses or other corrective lenses.

VOA: special.2010.09.01

Another possibility is to create a so-called bad bank.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

"They fight with the government, they do not fight with Yellow, so they do not do something bad to the Yellow.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

I ran so far so fast that pretty soonI was all by myself, which was a bad thing.

VOA: standard.other

"So you know in Afghanistan it's really hard to compare the good guys from the bad guys."

VOA: standard.2010.07.27