"This alliance will stand united and we will stay in Afghanistan as long as it takes to finish our job,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

... Twenty-six year-old Louis Jacques Franto told us if the government wants to move us that is fine, as long as it is safe.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

"So,I want the people of this region to know that my administration is going to do whatever it takes, for as long as it takes, to deal with this disaster."

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

But for now,he said, there is work to be done. "Every American affected by this spill should know this: Your government will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to stop this crisis."

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

So if we can get better at giving people triggers of when to leave early, which we will work very hard on doing, then people evacuating themselves is the safest thing to do as long as it's early enough."

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

Also,the root can stay in the ground for as long as three years, so it can be harvested as needed.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

Workers have been placing long lengths of containment booms around the oil as winds and waves push it toward shore.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

And one that is moving continues to move at an unchanging speed, so long as no outside force influences it.

VOA: special.2011.06.01

As president, it was not long before he got into trouble in the battles of politics and government.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

Parson Walker's wife was very sick once, for a long time, and it seemed as if they were not going to save her.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

As long as people think the show is funny, it does not matter who tells the jokes."

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Professor Kaufman says it could take the slow-growing coral as long as one hundred years to recover.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

A comet is a huge ball of frozen gas and dust that often releases a long trail of material as it nears the sun.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

This wall may work as well and last as long but it is not as pleasing to look at as the one built by hand.

VOA: special.2009.06.01