Then something in the storm and the light house and the old man lifted Rodolf away from usual everyday feelings.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

"I know it's an election year. And after last week, it's clear that campaign fever has come even earlier than usual.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

The amount of sleep was based on their reporting of a child's usual bedtime and wake time.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

When this happens, poor people have to tighten their belts and live on less money than usual.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

But the National Park Service says people can expect the usual show of pink and white flowers.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

"Whereas the oil industry may find it business as usual to have a certain number of spills, it is really not acceptable, especially in this day and age.

VOA: special.2011.07.08

Saturday night in Acapulco was livelier than usual, with gun shots and grenade blasts echoing through the streets near beachside hotels.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

That is the normal flu season and is expected to be worse than usual this year.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Water in the South Korean portion of the Imjin River surged Sunday more than four and a half meters, about twice its usual level.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

As usual,nothing happened. And Guantanamo Bay jail is still open.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

At the beach resort of Coolum, north of the Queensland state capital of Brisbane, dark brown waves rolled ashore instead of the usual whitecaps and aqua waters of the Coral Sea.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

The opening day of a Supreme Court term often draws a variety of protesters to the high court steps, and Monday was no different, though perhaps a bit more subdued than usual.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

During that time, while on tour in Europe and Southeast Asia, he decided to stray from his usual regimen of smooth jazz and focus on the jazz classics he heard growing up.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

You got four full weeks of vacation - twice the usual paid time away - and editors got a week of company-paid educational travel to anyplace they wanted to go in the country.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

"There are,of course,some in Washington who are attempting to draw old battle lines and playing the usual political games, pulling a few comments out of context to paint a distorted picture of Judge Sotomayor's record,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.30