"And so you have come to take a closer look at my father's rare collection."

VOA: special.2009.05.30

You look at what will sell and what's the most profitable venture to take on.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

Mr.Brown's appearance at the inquiry was not expected to take place until after a general election, which must take place by June.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

Ghana's president spoke at the send-off. "He wants us to take our destiny into our own hands.

VOA: standard.2009.07.11

The U.S.national soccer team will take the field at this month's World Cup with a talented group of 23 players and high expectations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

For example,in most sub-Saharan African countries, the U.N.Children's Fund says more than half the deliveries take place at home, with no skilled birth attendant present.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

"It's a 24/7 kind of commitment, which is why it's nice for me at this stage of my life to be able to take care of my son at night.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

It will determine the whole direction that the future space program of the United States is going to take, and so that's something that we'll be looking at very closely."

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

When they take the field against Brazil Friday at Cairo's International Stadium, the Black Satellites, as Ghana's Under-20 team is known back home, will be aiming for their first championship after two previous unsuccessful final appearances.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

And we'll have to see how this unfolds." Clinton declined to say whether the Obama administration will formally recognize Mr.Ahmadinejad's re-election, saying U.S.officials are going to "take this a day at a time" and carefully assess what happens.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

The two leaders also discussed the nuclear situation in Iran, the world economy and global efforts to fight climate change, After meeting with the German chancellor, Mr.Obama was to take part in the U.S.-European Union summit at the White House.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Democrat Carolyn Maloney asked him about economist's predictions that it would take the country to full employment: "Assuming that jobs are created at 2.8 million jobs per year, the best job creation of any administration, and this was achieved by former President Clinton, how long would you expect it to take us to get back to full employment?" "Well,without offering an opinion on that 10.7 million jobs, at that rate though, it would be about three years."

VOA: standard.2009.12.05