Johnson also lent a hand to refugees, including people from Burundi in East Africa.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

Georgiana's past lovers used to say that the hand of a magical fairy had touched her face when she was born.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

If there is a large supply of seeds, then hand-operated presses may not be enough to support a business.

VOA: special.2009.09.29

George Washington was the first president to place his hand on a Christian Bible when taking the oath of office.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

She made each hand as an example to students while she was teaching a class on drawing using free-motion embroidery.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

The researchers did a study of adult beliefs about the possibility of health risks to children from third-hand smoke.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

On the other hand,she says, having to go elsewhere for activities is not necessarily a bad thing.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

The opposite will be true. I will have a lot of money to buy clothes and my sister will get hand-me-downs from me.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

She looked down to see that her hand lay upon a pile of silk stockings.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

With hand tools, he and Rufus Robinson threw dirt on the fire and dug a line to contain it so the flames would not spread.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

A crowd waited to see him. An old man came up and shook Lincoln's hand.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

After a moment, Madame Vulpes' hand began to shake so hard the table move.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

Just when I tell you to go, you leave me. You know you can't leave a schoolroom without raising your hand, no matter where you're going."

VOA: special.2009.07.19