"Because the NBA has a free agency system that has a maximum salary, the players in this case were able to exercise their leverage in an unanticipated way by bringing the three of them together.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

Sometimes a person fights a battle that has been decided or keeps arguing a question that has been settled.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

"Well, all through his studies, I stood by him, with the feeling a mother has for a disabled child.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

A lot has also been written about the possible effects that a name might have on a child's future.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

The movie has been a big success. And it has introduced "Star Trek" to a new generation of fans.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

Then a climber has to try to move sideways as she moves forward to try to avoid hanging completely upside down.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

In other new research, a study has found that circumcision does not decrease the risk that H.I.V.positive men will infect women.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

"As the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon, the United States has a moral responsibility to act.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

It stands about half a meter tall and has a blue body and a friendly face with big eyes.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

Studies have shown that the fewer medicines a person has to take the more likely he or she will take them.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

At the White House, a reorganization has begun, in part to prepare for Mr.Obama's re-election campaign in two thousand twelve.

VOA: special.2011.01.10

A congressional committee has called a hearing Wednesday to discuss legal issues related to head injuries in football.

VOA: special.2009.10.28

A separate study has found that age, gender and where a person has extra body fat may affect the risk of migraine.

VOA: special.2009.03.18