And,if you say something to make me frightened or worried, my heart might stand still or skip a beat.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

An extremely low body temperature can cause the heart to beat so slowly that a pulse may be difficult to find.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

That same year,three white men in Texas beat a black man, James Byrd Junior,and pulled him to his death behind a truck.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

That same year, Clemente helped his team beat the New York Yankees to win the World Series - the national baseball championship.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Shangaan street dancers move their feet as fast as lightning and shake their bodies to the music's beat.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

The woman torn off her apron and tried to beat out the fire with the cloth.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

Men and women sing to the beat of hand-made musical instruments including marimbas,rattles and drums.

VOA: special.2010.12.01

Slave owners threatened to beat or hang any Negro who even looked rebellious.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

They threatened,beat, and killed blacks to keep them out of politics.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

The rioters beat many policemen to death.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

Sylvie's heart began to beat fast.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

"Would they have loved to beat the Canadian team? I'm sure they would have, but it's all about being an Olympian.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

The 5.7 percent growth in GDP from October to December beat analyst expectations by more than one percent.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

There's an old saying, "if you can't beat them,join them." and that is just what Isaak is doing to help make ends meet.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19