Doing this before arrival would give port officials time to try to identify suspicious activities.

VOA: special.2009.02.10

She did this for some time before returning to the United States.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

The best time to do this is before storage.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

And,he adds,today's generation of American Southeast Asians, born to parents who spent time in refugee camps before emigrating, "want to prove their loyalty to this country and that they're as American as anybody else."

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

"What you want to see over time is this number move not only below 450 , but below 400,000 before the economy is generating the strong job gains that we would all like to see.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

Three times in recent weeks, Republicans have used parliamentary tactics in the Senate to block the extension of benefits, angering the president at a time when he is trying to move this and other legislation through Congress before the congressional recess.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19