In time, any man who rushed to fight a fire became known as a fire buff because of the buffalo coat he wore.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

"And so they would travel to places where certainly white people in the thirties and forties would not work too much in black communities, because there was so much antagonism between black and white at that time racism toward African Americans.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

"We're at a point in time when we think we have a real opportunity because with the signing of this joint declaration, the parties are coming together and saying that we share a common commitment to address the situation and to offer children better hope for the future through education."

VOA: special.2010.10.26

But Obame is unlikely to emerge as the leading opposition contender because long-time challenger Pierre Mamboundou remains in the race.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

"Well,this is critical," "The risk of defeat goes up during this time because you have got, in essence,a political campaign.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

At the same time, the economy itself in Mexico is going to be affected because nobody is attending classes.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

"I especially like it because it involves the silent majority that haven't been involved in a long time."

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

Some polling stations stayed open late Friday on the first day of the balloting because voters were still in line at closing time.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

(Speaking) "If there is an agreement, it will be a good thing for the people here, because in this time we have become dead,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

"As a union we have been smelling a rat, because if this money was from the donor community, we knew that the money was coming in good time.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Time and again, the American people have suffered because people in Washington played the politics of the moment instead of putting the interests of the American people first,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

"There are more actors now entering the entertainment market than any other time in America, which is a wonderful thing because actors are being really prepared as far as artists."

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

"He deals with a lot. He becomes frustrated in this one a little bit because he gets this close all the time and then gets told 'no' over and over again.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

Market experts say next year India is likely to try to import three million tons of rice tapping the world market for the first time in 21 years because of a drought.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17