When I had waited a long time, without hearing him lie down, I decided to open a little -- a very,very little -- crack in the lantern.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Looking back,she adds, "I know 50 years is a long time, but when you're doing something you really love, you don't think about the years."

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

This latest incident comes at a time when Afghanistan is witnessing its worst violence of the eight-year-long war following the ouster of the Taliban from power in 2001.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

"I was one of these teenagers, and so I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it's been with you for a long time,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

And I still believe that in Africa we have been going through this kind of pressure for a pretty long time, so I believe that when it comes we can handle it and lift the cup on Friday,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15