"I don't understand. How can they have no record of her being there." "There has to be some explanation."

VOA: special.2009.06.12

The writers of the study have called for stronger rules requiring cattle to be treated before being sold at market.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

There should be some sense by the end of the year,he says, whether or not serious progress is being made.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

It was already eight o'clock and Sylvie wondered if her grandmother would be angry with her for being so late.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

In the Nivkh language of Siberia, each number can be said twenty-six different ways based on the object being counted.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

That way,there would be "two great American national festivals," she said, the other being Independence Day on the Fourth of July.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

The poems can be no longer than three minutes and are rated from zero to ten, ten being the best score possible.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

He says about two-thirds of the cost can be paid for with money that is currently being "wasted,"

VOA: special.2009.07.25

The lack of snow will not be a problem for events being held at the ski area in the city of Whistler.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Being a patient in certain hospitals in the month of July can be dangerous or even deadly.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

The elections are being seen as a vote on Mister Maliki's leadership ahead of national parliamentary elections to be held later this year.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

Usually, a person is clowning around if he is being funny when he should be serious.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

It is also a warning that no one will be protected from being found guilty.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

But with the Confederacy being almost lost, something decisive and great must be done.

VOA: special.2010.01.07