"People made friends more. I noticed that people would sit with strangers and have conversations, so that was a great thing.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

He says this new independent office will have a lot of responsibility -- and that is a good thing.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

"So,I'm also now a wilderness EMT so it's totally a good thing to have when you're out rock climbing."

VOA: special.2009.12.09

Jeff said it was a sad thing to think that they were the cause of the breaking of a woman's heart.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

If a drafted man could not do either thing, then he must join the army or be shot as a deserter.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

Robert Fulton would say for the rest of his life that he had no idea why he said such a thing.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

And as they set off across the wild country of west Texas, their mother and father could hardly hear a thing.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

A USA Today-Gallup poll shows a small majority believe the new health care plan is a good thing.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

He pointed. Its exactly in that direction. This time the reporter saw a small thing on the edge of the moving horizon.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

But the thing they wanted most was the thing they lacked - a child to call their own.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

"But she never expected you to do things the right way. And that is a very powerful thing."

VOA: special.2010.12.10

One friend said: "Margaret Mead was not going to let a little thing like death stop her."

VOA: special.2010.01.17

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

VOA: special.2009.11.05

Mercy in an individual is a wonderful thing, but mercy on the part of a government actor can be a very dangerous thing."

VOA: special.2011.06.06