This nomination was approved, even though the man had never been on a ship.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

Some had been sentenced to death, though none had been executed already.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

It has been a good experience, tough though, a lot of challenges, but I am still getting through.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

There have been strong statements from world leaders on the need to forge agreement, even though differences on timing, approach,burden sharing and funding remain.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

even though they have been designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the State Department.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Here in Juarez, people with flu-like symptoms have formed long lines outside of some clinics and hospitals, even though there have been no confirmed cases of swine flu here.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

"When you really look deeper at what the AU is doing and what is happening at the regional economic community level, though the progress has not been what we might have expected a number of years ago, it has changed, and it is a work in progress, and next year this time we might be talking about the next summit within a very different context if we are looking at the political leadership of the day,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.02