When a student's grades hit bottom it is time to hit the books.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

The ships cook sat in the bottom of the boat.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

In Transparency International's just-released 2009 survey of world corruption, Afghanistan was only one step above the bottom rung,ranking 179th out of 180 countries surveyed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

(OMITTED) "So the bottom portion of the landfill is designed to prevent any leachate that's generated by the landfill from exiting the landfill and contaminating the groundwater."

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

It's that you are giving it out of the bottom of your heart.'" Salvation Army spokesman George Hood says the demand for charitable services has grown substantially.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16