"I think that the Americans want to improve their relations with Syria to weaken Iran and to further isolate it in the region, so I don't think the Americans need Syria as a mediator with Iran, because that would improve relations between Tehran and Damascus,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

"It would be very bad for the U.S. and even worse for our allies in the region, because that would affect the political culture of the region to show that resistance ideology has scored a victory and that moderation and compromise are not as successful as resistance ideology,"

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

We traveled slowly to save fuel and because we had promised our worried parents that we would not drive fast.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

They said the government acted because of fears that the crisis would cause a run on the banks.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

It uses the remaining nerves of arm amputees that would otherwise be lost because of injuries.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Many Whigs in the House of Representatives opposed the plan, because they feared that the political dispute over slavery would destroy the Supreme Court.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

"I certainly would because that's what they told me in the Soviet Union.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

"If we started seeing less fit employees or those with chronic illnesses or aging employees discriminated against in the workplace because they're not thought of as as vigorous, that's the potential danger I would say."

VOA: special.2011.02.28

You really should because people would love you and the amount of soul that you could bring to Country.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

He said that it would be "futile" to expect any outcome from the resolution, because North Korea would remain "invincible forever".

VOA: standard.2009.11.20

that domestically, it would create happy families because married couples could enjoy sex without fears of unwanted pregnancy;

VOA: standard.2010.05.12

And everybody is being kind of downhearted to hear such shocking news because people didn't expect that Michael would have died so soon,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

It had largely moved out of Spanish-owned Cuba because of tensions that would eventually lead to war between Spain and the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

It would be embarrassing,I think," . "I would be objecting to that because at a certain point security begins to get into your personal life,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.30