But government lawyer Chris Kuczynski says no federal law bars discrimination based purely on lifestyle decisions.

VOA: special.2011.02.28

They start running ads. This is what they always do" But some objections are based on cost estimates from an independent agency, the Congressional Budget Office.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

These are based largely on the common core, but also existing California standards.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

But the movie is based on the story of Job in the Bible.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

But it is a scientific theory based on repeated observations, experiments,measurements and discoveries.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

But she based the characters on real people she knew growing up.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

But first,we hear about a new opera based on a famous book.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

"Next spring, I'm going to release a book set in the modern day world but a fantasy based on Egyptian mythology, bringing all those old Egyptian gods back to life."

VOA: special.2009.10.12

Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh,earlier this week, said that Himalayan glaciers are receding but he said the report they will vanish by 2035 is not based on scientific evidence.

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

She reaffirmed Mr.Obama's intention to begin withdrawing U.S.forces in July 2011 but said the pace, size and scope of the drawdown will be based on conditions on the ground.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

But Europe is based on what Europe calls 'common values.' And the common values were established after the war by the founding fathers on Europe on the 'never again."

VOA: standard.2010.04.10

Omission is also very important,". Reeler's report was based on investigations by more than one dozen human rights groups which,he says, used different methods but came to the same basic conclusions.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

a vision of America where growth is not based on real estate bubbles or overleveraged banks, but on a firm foundation of investments in energy, education and health care that will lead to a real and lasting prosperity,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

"A decision that I consider to be not only be unwise, but in fact based on a refusal to face the fact that what we are involved with here is a war with people who follow a religiously-based ideology that calls on them to kill us,and to return instead to the mindset that prevailed before September 11,2001,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

"We believe, based on the investigations, in decisions that we have already taken but there is some coalition based on the criteria that we layout on our order and that is why we are asking the Election Commission or ordered the Election Commission to take this action in term of the order in a recount."

VOA: standard.2009.09.08