These incidents took place during a time of intense social and political change in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

In the old days, it took a long time to count the votes from the November elections.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

i took a broom to their country and smashed and sliced without warning without stopping and i smiled all the time i was doing it.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

It took a great deal of time and effort to gather fibers from plants or animals to make into yarn which could then be made into cloth.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

It took a long time, but he succeeded.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

He said a good gunfighter took his time.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

With only six minutes left in regulation time, Lucio headed a corner kick into the goal and Brazil took the lead.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

"It took us a long time to get here. It is going to take some time for us to work through this.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

"Insurgencies last a long time." "But,as you look at how long it took to turn Iraq around, it was about 18 months.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Fargo was also a railroad man. His Great Northern Railroad ended, at the time, in a little town that took his name: Fargo,North Dakota.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

Carmelita Jeter of the United States took the bronze with a time of 10.90 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.18

A short time after the rampage took place, Mr.Obama said he did not know all the details of the incident, but was thinking of all those affected.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Emily admits it took some time to adjust to being a lead singer.

VOA: standard.2010.05.23

The reported advances near the Afghan border come a day after army officials took journalists into the region for the first time since the operation started in mid-October.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30