The army refused. It told the commander to defend the forts as best he could.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

I moved away from him and prepared to defend myself as best I could.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

Frank Langella was nominated as best actor for his role as Richard Nixon.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

Kate Winslet was nominated as best actress for her role in the movie.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

And better in the general sense: become better in schoolwork, become a better person, become a better writer become as best as I can be in all aspects of my life."

VOA: special.2009.12.28

James Cameron was nominated as best director for "Avatar."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

General Toral defended the city as best he could.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

"The Reader" was also nominated as best picture.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

says the whirlwind of activities leading up to the Oscars leaves him uncertain how he feels about his nomination as best actor.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

I drove as best I could and came out victorious." The Holcomb,29, said it was a thrill to end the long U.S.drought in the four-man bobsled.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28

And we have to be as prepared as best as we possibly can."

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

"The timeline that we've talked about is actually,in a sense that, if I were to use the surge in Iraq, look where we are right now, sort of apply the same kind of timeline to Afghanistan, as best we can tell, and we think that's reasonable, in terms of having the impact, and then being able to thin our forces out and bring them back".

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

At age thirty-eight he scored four goals as his team gave the best performance ever by a team from Africa.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

It received a total of eight nominations, including best actor for Sean Penn as gay rights leader Harvey Milk.

VOA: special.2009.02.20