Final numbers for the holiday season including after-Christmas sales will not be known for a while.

VOA: special.2010.12.17

After a while, the dolphins become friendly and are ready to play the language game.

VOA: special.2011.03.22

But after the war, women were expected to stay at home and have babies while their husbands went back to work in factories and laboratories.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

Swoon likes how her work changes slowly after it is outside for a while.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

After listening for a while, Esperanza was able to play the music by ear.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

After a while, he became aware that he could smell his hands burning.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

After a while, Mister Brodas gave up hope of selling Harriet.

VOA: special.2011.02.13

After a while, feeling came back to his fingers.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

After a while, part of the line went dark.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

After a while her eyes became infected.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

The first launch attempt was postponed after technicians discovered a hydrogen leak while the ship was on the launch pad.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

The two became friends just after high school while on a student exchange program in Europe.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

Local police officials say the two soldiers were swept away Wednesday while trying to save supply boxes that fell into the water after being air-dropped.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

"I've been on many medications throughout my life and after a while, they don't work,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.28