The Conference Board said more Americans believed business conditions were bad and that jobs were hard to get.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

We could get into a situation here of a moral hazard by rewarding bad behavior.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

In some fields, like law enforcement, bad credit means you cannot get a job.

VOA: special.2009.04.10

Foods can go bad if they get too warm.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

And the bad news is it is going to get worse and we're not coming out of this fast.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

But the only bad thing about it - I don't get a chance to really enjoy the Con.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

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

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

They're in a bad situation that they cannot get out of,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

Geithner said government and private investors will work together to purchase bad loans from banks, so-called "toxic assets", so the banks can resume lending and get the economy going again.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

"There's been a bump in the road here, but it will be good to get back to the talks there will be good days and bad days, as there always are in these sorts of negotiations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05

"If you find that the road is not paved, or that the road is paved but breaks down because the corruption is so bad you do not get standards and quality, then you have got a major problem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

"The thing that makes me loved the most is trust me enough to make terrible,terrible jokes whether they are just bad, or don't make any sense, or are really offensive and they know that I get,at least, where they are coming from.

VOA: standard.2010.02.13