Some people might not have firm plans yet for New Year's Eve, but others know exactly what they will be doing.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

The worst may be over,". "But,it would be unwise for anybody to reach firm conclusions before April, when the normal influenza season usually ends.

VOA: standard.2010.01.18

Throughout his life, Borlaug was a firm believer that the job of feeding the world could not be done without chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

She says U.S.engagement with Burma's military government, known as the State Peace and Development Council, could be positive, but only if Washington remains firm in pushing for change.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Its smaller companies will not be covered. The head of Middle East research at Swiss-based financial firm UBS, Saud Masud,says it is a step in the right direction.

VOA: standard.2009.12.02

Senior U.S.Envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, emerged from meetings with South Korean counterparts in Seoul holding firm to Washington's insistence that Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities must be ended.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06