Things are real bad and it is going to get a lot worse.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

Mr.Fillon said he prefers the idea of a public-private partnership to buy up the bad assets, and that this will prompt European countries to consider similar measures.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

"The circumstances of your life what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home that's no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

I do not know what else to do but make the best of a bad deal and shake hands over it."

VOA: special.2009.06.27

They also said it was a bad idea for the United States to take control of any nation in the Caribbean.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

It is not always clear that eating something as harmless as wheat can be bad for a person's health.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say "Do not bad mouth me."

VOA: special.2010.06.20

And this traditional business model has not worked very well on the Internet, especially not in a bad economy.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

He arrived with a lot of money. He later lost all his money in a very bad financial deal.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

A reputation -- what people think of you, good or bad -- is built one message at a time.

VOA: special.2011.07.22

This time, with the economy in a bad recession, some guests may not be as wealthy as they were.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

In a half-hour news conference, he admitted making what he called "some incredibly bad decisions" that "hurt so many people."

VOA: special.2010.04.10

The film is about all the bad things that happen to a common man for no apparent reason.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

But he said he found it difficult to perform because Porgy has a bad leg and cannot walk.

VOA: special.2010.03.07