Now,the University of Southern California researchers say their work may make it possible for doctors to heal cleft palate before birth.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

Doctor Kuiken says the devices used in the study need more work before they will be widely available.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

"The peaches have ripened and should be picked,wife",said the old man, "Let us gather them now before the wind does our work for us."

VOA: special.2009.02.28

He says Ikeda's work was made before the crisis at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi power station.

VOA: special.2011.04.08

A great deal of work was done before operations started on the dam.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

Iowa National Guard veteran Kyle Hoefling took off from work to join a rally the night before Mr.Obama's visit.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

"I want to study English harder and better than the year before and I hope the work and business is better than before.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

"While passions and politics can often obscure the hard work before us,let's be clear about what this moment demands, we are at war,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

Mr.Obama says there is an urgent need to pass the reform legislation before Congress, to allow small businesses to expand and put people to work.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

"Before,we were oppressed by periods of drought," "Even if you wanted to work the land if you wanted to do things there was no water.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Democratic leaders have said they are committed to bringing the Iran sanctions bill to a vote before the House completes its legislative work for the year.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

If both chambers can pass legislation, lawmakers would still have to work out differences between the versions before they could send a final bill to President Obama for signature, something he has said he wants to do before the year ends.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08