They would put out sacrifices of food and light fires to keep the spirits from doing any harm to the living.

VOA: special.2010.10.29

In real life, Brown is credited with keeping people's spirits up in the lifeboat until they were rescued by another ship,the Carpathia.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

At the end of the day, musicians on both sides would play to raise the spirits of soldiers.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Something was needed to raise up the spirits of the South to break the pressure of Union armies.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Roosevelt was in good spirits when he reported to Congress after his return from the Yalta conference.

VOA: special.2011.07.07

And to honor the traditional Chinese belief that the spirits of the dead could protect the living.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

Instead we crossed the Mississippi River with our money and our spirits running low.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

How do you know evil spirits are with me?

VOA: special.2011.03.12

It was about a house possessed by evil spirits.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

"Evil spirits," said Ugh-gluk.

VOA: special.2011.03.12

In his brief remarks, Mr.Obama sought to explain his decision to release the memos and to lift the spirits of CIA employees.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

Beijing's night sky was lit up by thousands of exploding fireworks to scare off evil spirits.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

In 1985,Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev ordered dramatic cuts in the production of wines and spirits and introduced strict controls on the public consumption of alcohol.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

He denounced the belief in traditional witchcraft, saying those who live in fear of spirits and threatening powers are disoriented and bewildered and end up condemning street children and the elderly as sorcerers.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22