"It will also I think send a clear message that our goal here ultimately has to be for the Afghan people to be able to be in a position to provide their own security, and that the United States cannot be engaged in an open-ended commitment,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

To be considered for the study, children were supposed to be close to cigarette smoke at least 5 times a day.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

To be accepted for a residency, a person must meet the requirements of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

"There may be enough to eat for a while." he says, "but before too long there may be hunger."

VOA: special.2010.04.13

They wanted to start a fight. They would wait for someone to be brave enough to try to hit it off.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

However,he says, it remains to be seen if it is possible for cities to paint their roofs white.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

This becomes a sheet of paper. Large machines started to be used for making paper near the end of the sixteenth century.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

There seemed to be no end to the demand for men to fill the places left empty by dead and wounded soldiers.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Beets much larger than that can be tough and have to be cooked for a long time.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

The treaty also guarantees that Antarctica will continue to be used for peaceful purposes and will not become the object of international dispute.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

"I must call Mister Behrman up to be my model for my drawing of an old miner.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

She considers not only what would be interesting for the musicians to play, but also what would be interesting for the audience to hear.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

Jordan asked Missus Greenhow, soon after the war started, to be a spy for the South.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

Large machines started to be used for making paper near the end of the 16th century.

VOA: special.2009.01.26