I think it's still possible for us to stamp out al- Qaida, to make sure that extremism is not expanding but rather is contracting.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Doctors can collect it with a needle. But people who donate marrow must first have tests to make sure they are a good match for the patient.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

But Duncan was not sure that playing Porgy would be right for him.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

But U.S.Republicans are not so sure about the president's plans for the economy at home.

VOA: standard.2009.04.11

"But it sure ain't paying off now." Yet Robert Borosage of the Campaign for America's Future says voters will understand that Mr.Obama is working in their best interests.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

"If in the future, banks need exceptional assistance in order to get through this, then we will make sure that assistance comes with conditions, not just to protect the taxpayer, but to make sure this is the kind of restructuring necessary for them to emerge stronger.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

"For sure the military will not only clear and secure the area, but ensure unless and until the area is taken over completely by the civil administration, and the writ of the government is restored and peace and normalcy return to the area, the military will remain in the area,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.07