To be successful, a person in business works hard and tries to get down to brass tacks.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

Captain Fox said soldiers and supplies could be sent down to Charleston in ships.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

After sod is in place, it needs to be pressed down firmly.

VOA: special.2009.07.07

"And he's going to have to be worn down in that process."

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Wowereit added that the project is meant to teach them about that time in history and to encourage them to break down walls and barriers wherever they may be.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Several suspects have been detained or gunned down in raids in recent weeks, but police say they will continue to pursue other militants believed to be involved in terrorist activities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

The Obama administration is engagedin a review of U.S.strategy in Afghanistan, and worries on the left about the U.S.getting militarily bogged down will be part of the broader political debate in Washington.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

"By creating this process which non-banks whose failure would have systemic consequences could be wound down in an orderly fashion, we would restore balance and force firms to face the consequences of their actions,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

"When you have a situation like this occur, you are bound to have a situation down the line where there could be a shortage in food, which can also trigger other negative situations, such as malnutrition, for example, or insufficient food for cattle, which is also another important economic sector in West Africa,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

but the fact is they are intelligent, ambitious,motivated and to be just a pawn in the story of a whole bunch of men fighting it out,rolling around and getting down-and-dirty, while there you are just a vision in a tight cat-suit is just a boring thing."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19