But today when I woke up, I knew I was going to have a bad hair day.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

But today,the climate is drying out the fertile grasslands.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

But today, people move to different cities.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

The United States had conscription during the Vietnam war era, which fueled massive antiwar protests,but today has an all-volunteer armed force.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

But today conservationists say it is degrading mangrove swamps and ravaging fish stocks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

But today,he and his wife Tonya were just two tourists, taking in the sights of New York, not thinking about the long road to recovery that still lies ahead.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

Today,belittle is used, not only in the United States and England, but in other countries where the English language is spoken.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

But he says investment has risen from four percent of national budgets to probably five and a half percent today.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

Today,however, it is not the history but the beauty of the gardens at Dumbarton Oaks that captures our attention.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

But seeing the hardships of Michael Oher and what he went through to get where he is today was just awesome."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

But he says the education system is "falling short" and "countries that out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow."

VOA: special.2009.07.30

But many young people today might not realize that Elvis represented a rebellious new form of popular culture.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

There is no hope for him; but he goes to the hospital today to ease his pain."

VOA: special.2009.08.01

But many who have seen the parks we have described today say that such pictures cannot really capture the huge, beautiful areas of land.

VOA: special.2009.04.15