As we approached the mountain, the hills and gulleys bore the appearance of having been created by some vast, fierce torrent rushing around the base of the peak, and tearing its way through the loose earth....

VOA: special.2010.04.26

Each of those topics - from adding and subtracting to fractions and decimals - is approached in three different stages.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

He leads a visitor to the hillside where he and his family fled as the tsunami approached.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

"Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom;

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

"Yes,a colonial map that made little sense helped to breed conflict, and the West has often approached Africa as a patron and a source of resources, rather than a partner.

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

Calvary preschool is located near a series of hiking trails, so Peterson approached her colleagues and together they revised their three day teaching schedule so that every Friday is hike day.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

In initial reports, senior Somali military and police officials said a foreigner approached government soldiers near the Villa Somalia presidential palace in Mogadishu early Wednesday, identifying himself as one of the French men abducted by gunmen at the Sahafi Hotel last month.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26