The Justice Department says domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of abusive behavior used by one partner in any relationship to control another partner.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

He will be in a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend after joining the Marines.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

"Since China and America are working so closely and our relationship is growing more and more, I think it will be very important in the future to know Chinese."

VOA: special.2010.02.04

"My intention is to spin that for the adults as well, to be talking about our relationship with God and that we find that relationship most special in our relationship with Jesus."

VOA: special.2009.12.21

But White House aides stress that President Obama believes that the U.S.-Russia relationship should be about far more than arms control.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

"The strength of this relationship between obesity and inflammation is concerning, that something's happening that could be cumulative."

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

The financial crisis and deep recession continues to be relationship have inflicted widespread pain across the Americas.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

"Because 20 years after the end of the Cold War, the U.S.-Russian relationship has to be about more than just security and arms control."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Mr.Hatoyama said Tokyo's relationship with the United States will be a "key pillar" of his policies.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

"This is not about competition. This allows the nurturing element of these men, of the six of us, to be at the forefront of the relationship."

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

"So what you get may be cost, but what you give up may be the on-going relationship, the communication, the follow-up care, and things,traditionally, American patients have held very dear."

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

Mr.Obama said the relationship should be strengthened and deepened.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

"The big foreign policy issues appear to be Britain's relationship with Europe and the euro, Britain's relationship with the United States, and also questions of the future of Britain's nuclear deterrent."

VOA: standard.2010.04.22