Somaliland authorities blame al-Shabab for October 2008 suicide bombings that rocked its capital city and tarnished its image as a pocket of peace and stability in the region.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

"Back before there were any awards of any kind for this kind of music, the reward for a blues man was a pocket full of change , some bills at the end of the night, and the knowledge that you've got a place to sleep out of the rain and the wind.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

He read it quickly. Then he put it in his pocket and ran out of the room without saying a word.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

The king's official took a long list from his pocket and said, "your majesty, I've gotten you many things.

VOA: special.2010.11.13

As the train crossed a river I took out of my pocket the object that had dropped from Caswell's dead hand.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

It was not a dream. He really was on his way to New York City with five thousand dollars in his pocket.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

Then Andy took a large amount of money out of his pocket and asked Jeff to put it together with the other money.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

He was surprised to see me and tried to hide a small object in his pocket.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled 2 one-dollar bills from his pocket.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

He took a yellowed letter out of his shirt pocket and read it to us.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pocket.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

He insisted on buying me a drink and pulled two one-dollar bills from his pocket.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

He showed me a handful of silver coins that he pulled from his coat pocket.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

"I am not a lobbyist with all kinds of money to stuff in your pocket, so that you can cheat the citizens of this country.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

Tunisia's government provides a large portion of the paper to print books, but writers say the publishers pocket most of the benefits meant to help authors.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09