When you are out in nature it is important to speak softly so as not to frighten the animals away.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

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

VOA: special.2010.02.11

"We have no choice," he said, "as to whether or not we will play a great part in the world.

VOA: special.2010.08.12

He earned a little money by serving as a model to artists who could not pay for a professional model.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

The new health secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, said the virus does not seem to be as severe as once thought.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

This is shown in the fact that the most popular baby names are not as popular as they used to be.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

As part of the agreement, Hayes promised not to act aggressively to support the civil rights of black southerners.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

But he says he fears there could be protests if Zaytuna College is seen as teaching students not to accept other religions.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

He said that there was no reason to continue writing music as if these devices did not exist.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

But Miz Goodall believed that to understand animal behavior, the observer had to see the animals as individuals, not as interchangeable objects.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

(MUISC) The thousands who rushed to Colorado soon found that there was not as much gold as expected.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

Still,she says, there is no reason to suggest that the finding about teenage physical activity should not apply to men as well.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

Newspapers that came later reprinted information from papers in Europe so as not to offend colonial officials.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

She wanted to make sure she would be judged as a singer who happened to be black - not as a black singer.

VOA: special.2009.01.18