But some say the convergence of popular culture into one giant venue is not such a bad thing.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

But the news is not all bad. The Commerce Department reports orders for U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

Because they are coming forward to give you blood, but at the end of it they may end up with bad news that they were not prepared for."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

But Friday's employment news was not all bad.

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

"If you find that the road is not paved, or that the road is paved but breaks down because the corruption is so bad you do not get standards and quality, then you have got a major problem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

"I think you get used to it after a while." "Once in a while it will get worse, so then it is a little bit nauseating, but it is actually fine, it is not too bad,I am used to it."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

"I don't think anything there was a surprise. What the assessment says is basically, things are catastrophically bad in Afghanistan, which is,I'd say, objectively true, but that things are not unsalvageable, that we can turn this around as long as we stay dedicated to the appropriate strategy and fully resource that strategy.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22