She had been addressing Christmas cards, and the only thing that came to her mind was 'Merry' as in Merry Christmas."

VOA: special.2009.12.21

The problem is that "lie" also means to not tell the truth, as in "I lied to my mother."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

But then, as industry in those countries grew larger,and more jobs opened, the flood of immigration began to slow.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

Now,as in those far-off Civil War days, getting information by the grapevine remains something of a game.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

The island now measures four hundred sixty-one hectares, about the same size as in the eighteen eighties.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

Later they were married. But Joplin was not as successful in love as he was in music.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

The expression, dealing off the bottom, now means cheating in business, as well as in cards.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

Dr. Hunter thinks calling it a syndrome, as in computer vision syndrome, is a little much.

VOA: special.2011.08.01

She says they are still considered research tools in the United States, and not used as much as in places like Britain and Japan.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

As in other cultures, many Americans attend parties for weddings and religious and national holidays.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

Often,they sang about the long ride to the cattle markets where the cows were sold for beef, as in this song called, "Git Along Little Dogie."

VOA: special.2010.03.25

"It's" with an apostrophe is short for "it is," as in "It's raining."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

He describes it as in the northern part of the state of Mississippi.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

As in many machines, a big wheel makes the little wheels turn.

VOA: special.2009.11.29