"They release her or they don't. There's been talk a bit, them hinting here and there.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

But how that happens in each culture is a little bit different,". What isn't different is the feeling of accomplishment that clients take away.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

I suppose people's tempers are getting a little bit frayed, and hopefully we won't see more of this but there seems every chance that we might."

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

"Being more socially engaged in your community - maybe in environments which aren't always just the same, a little bit more challenging socially - may be a very good thing.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

"We don't want to be rebels and betray our families, but we do want to leave home and do interesting and challenging things that maybe our families don't understand because they are still stuck in the old world a little bit.'" In the novel,Gabi faces another dilemma.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22