But an official says the church calls itself the Washington National Cathedral because many services of national interest have been held there.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

The copyrights to these songs were held not only by the singers but also by his son Alan.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

But now,military officials say the area held by the Tamil Tigers has been reduced to just a few square kilometers of beachfront.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Wrestling competitions were held not only in big cities, but also at country fairs and traveling shows.

VOA: special.2010.02.21

But if a trial is held, jurors are not required to decide "beyond a reasonable doubt.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

But they quickly learned that they held political power only at the local level.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

But he still held one of the hammers."I beat them," he said.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

He wanted to destroy it. But heavy rain held up Jackson's troops.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

Jackson's men had held, but they paid a terrible price.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

We struggled, but I held her down on the bed.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

But they almost never held positions of great responsibility.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

But he had never before held an elected office.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

One of them is the political situation. Afghanistan held elections in August but the results are contested amidst allegations of fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

The commission held public hearings in Sierra Leone's major cities and regional towns, but did not reach remote villages like Dugba-yeima.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

The soldier is being held in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip but has not been seen since his capture.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

But they say future exercises will be held off the west coast -- in the Yellow Sea.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

In 2007 elections were held, but less than a year later rebel soldiers shot President Jose Ramos-Horta.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

But Howells acknowledged the government cannot guarantee that some of the terror suspects picked up and held in other countries did not have their human rights abused.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

But he continues to stress the importance of law and order, and held up the election as an example of how things are starting to get on track.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

President Mugabe emerged from the more than one hour meeting and told journalists the meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere but the sanctions issue had not been resolved.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

As for Tabachnyk,Ben says petition drives are being held against him, not just in western Ukraine, but also in Kyiv and such eastern and southern cities as Kharkiv, Kherson,and even Odesa.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

"Nothing can bring back those loved ones,". "But they deserve the opportunity to see the alleged plotters of those attacks held accountable in open court,an opportunity that has too long been delayed."

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Protesters held rallies in cities across Pakistan, but much of the attention was focused on groups of lawyers and political activists in Karachi and Quetta, who officially started the so-called 'long march' to Islamabad.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12