They say it will be like driving a race car toward a brick wall at one hundred sixty kilometers an hour, hitting the brakes, and stopping less than a meter from the wall.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

At one time, the president who had retreated and retreated until he was pressed against the wall, could only be secured by a number of gentlemen forming round him and making a kind of barrier of their own bodies.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

With the force of a giant waterfall, the dam burst,launching a wall of water 18 meters high down the funnel toward Johnstown faster than warnings could be sounded.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26

puts a harsh spotlight on the financial industry. "The civil suit raises the level of awareness of deceit on Wall Street, the selfishness and self-serving behavior that needs to be regulated."

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

Despite the criticism of its neighbors, the Egyptian government is believed to be building a wall to cut off the smuggling tunnels used to transport goods and, Israel alleges, weapons to the territory.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

The dominoes have been set up to run for one and a half kilometers in an area where the Wall once stood, and late Monday they will be toppled much like the Wall was two decades ago.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09