The band's music is considered so influential that some critics say punk rock would not exist without the Stooges.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

But because of doctor shortages or other needs, some have been able to get visas without the required two-year stay in their home country.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

But some groups like Doctors Without Borders said patients in field hospitals were dying because of a lack of basic medical supplies like antibiotics.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

She says farmers should not endlessly work the same soil without putting back some organic matter.

VOA: special.2010.11.09

My parents always tell me that I loved Big Bird." No program about "Sesame Street" would be complete without presenting some of its most famous songs.

VOA: special.2009.11.27

Some people without celiac disease say they feel better when they avoid gluten.

VOA: special.2010.11.16

But the bill could not pass without the support of some of them.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Also Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that the U.S.can still hold some prisoners at Guantanamo indefinitely without any charges.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

"Without some form of market incentive,we believe it will be very hard for them to keep conserving these forests."

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"But the folks who have been looking for work without any luck for months and,in some cases,years, cannot wait any longer.

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

He added that some stations experienced minor difficulties in operating the electronic registration rolls and party observers arrived at some polling stations without proper accreditation.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

Newspaper columnists and some members of the opposition questioned the legality of the operation, and whether the flotilla could have been intercepted without using force.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

Some of the passports which we have captured without a word would say a lot."

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

The aid group Doctors Without Borders says at some of its surgical centers there is a 10 to 12 day backlog of patients, some of whom are dying from infection of untreated wounds.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21