But that idea failed. So the agency decided to use the plane for what was then a new practice: smokejumping.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

But if the person who won your heart does not love you, then you are sure to have a broken heart.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

But if the North refused a peaceful separation, then the South would be faced with the choice of surrender or fight.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

But other students begin at a community college to save money, then finish at a four-year college or university.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

But he missed from about two and a half meters, and then lost in a playoff to American Stewart Cink.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

But,if a customer then orders the chicken soup a server will simply answer, "Sorry,we're out of the soup."

VOA: special.2010.01.08

Jack Benny appeared in a few Hollywood films, but then left California and moved to New York.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

He had no other books. As a violin player, Rudolf had no time to read much either, but then he lived in the cities.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

But if a road trip out into the country interests you, then here is an idea.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

Fairey says he used the AP photograph as a reference, but then changed it greatly for his own idealized and colorful picture of Barack Obama.

VOA: special.2009.04.08

But there were a number of international developments then which involved the United States.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

But then she moved on to have a successful career performing her own songs.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

He played well for a while. But he then became lost in the music.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

But since then, Lollapalooza has taken place every year except for a five-year break.

VOA: special.2009.06.08