The story of her life became linked to romantic ideas about gold mining in the American West and the dream of getting rich quick.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Van Buren had a quick mind and was a good judge of men.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Then his quick and tense look asked the question: "Which?"

VOA: special.2009.04.18

U.S.Navy Lt.Commander Christine Sidenstricker tells VOA News that a U.S.quick response force was called in,engaged in combat and then radioed for additional help.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Surrounded by 30-meter tall pines, she said she was praying for rain - and keeping her documents in her car for a quick escape.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

But the Obama administration was quick to condemn his ouster by the military, and replacement with an interim government led by Roberto Micheletti, as an illegal coup.

VOA: standard.2009.07.01

The failed terror bomb plot constitutes Mr.Obama's most serious national security test to date, and the president has been quick to acknowledge that there is plenty of room for improvement.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

"In recent years, too many financial firms have put taxpayer money at risk by operating hedge funds and private equity funds and making riskier investments to reap a quick reward.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

" It is a good sign and it is very quick for a president to receive the Nobel Prize even though he didn't finish a whole year in his term,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

But climate change negotiators worry that without quick action, the carbon footprint of countries like India and China will rise dramatically as their fast-growing economies propel millions into the middle class.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

"This is a partial solution that appeals to people who want a quick fix and it is not going to solve the problem, it will not prevent the recruitment of terrorists we have seen.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

But,if a child is choking and cannot make noise or is turning blue, parents should know the Heimlich maneuver, or for babies under the age of one, give a few quick slaps on the back and then chest thrusts.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23