He says the almost overpowering silence and deepness of the Grand Canyon shakes people at least briefly out of their self-importance.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

But almost everyone tried to help him when they found out that he was riding around the world.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

I want to lie down." Henry was asleep almost before the words were out of his mouth.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

When the sun shines on the almost straight-sided rocks, they look like bright shining wings rising out of a mountain of green trees.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

Then he pointed out another line of mountains that looks almost exactly the same in Argentina, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

Almost nine out of ten also said they always wash after using the bathroom at home.

VOA: special.2010.09.29

For almost thirty years, researchers have used transgenic mice to carry out biomedical research.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

Carbon is driven out, and fine particles of almost pure silica remain.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

Harriet almost died. Months passed before she could get out of bed.

VOA: special.2011.02.13

almost together. Sue looked out the window.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

"We will use the tremendous capabilities of this ion propulsion system to climb out of orbit around Vesta, travel for almost another three years through the asteroid belt to dwarf planet Ceres and then go into orbit around Ceres and undertake the same kind of measurements there that we'll be doing at Vesta.

VOA: special.2011.07.27

"They almost seem like they are reaching out wanting to kiss you. I love them all.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

Almost all the work for the co-op project has been carried out by volunteers.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

The highly anticipated dates sold out almost immediately when tickets went on sale.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

Using just that large number of genetic markers, the team was able to predict in almost four out of five cases whether a person would live to be 100.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

Russia's really going. Latvia's sold out. Swiss I'm almost sold out.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

A document setting out rules for democratic succession was approved almost three years ago, but has been ratified by only three of the 15 countries needed to take effect.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

After almost two weeks of nearly constant criticism from minority Republicans who said he wasn't speaking out strongly enough, President Obama received some praise from the Republican leader in the House of Representatives.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23