He started to walk north. After a time, he arrived in the Bronx, the northern part of New York City.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

Benjamin Hooks was born in Memphis,Tennessee, at a time when the southern city discriminated against blacks in all areas of public life.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

This city was far away from my family, so I could spend my time as I pleased.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

His Web site says he was working with professional jazz musicians by the time he was fifteen in his home town of Kansas City,Missouri.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

In 1924, Anderson sang in New York City for the first time.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

It was an exciting time to be in that city.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Half the time, fellows perform in concerts around the city.

VOA: special.2011.07.11

At that time, New York was a growing city.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

It became a big city within a short time.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

In time we came to a huge city.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

When Typhoon Ketsana hit Manila this year, the crowded city's planners were stunned at the amount of rain that poured down in a short time.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said his city was lucky this time.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

When an old friend moved to Huntington Beach,California - a Pacific coast city nicknamed Surf City,USA - he realized it was time to live his dream.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

"When you look at Salt Lake City, they didn't get it the first time. They redid their plan, they came back, and they were able to get their Olympics.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

Benjamin Hooks was born in 1925 in Memphis,Tennessee - a city,like most in the racially- segregated American South at the time, that discriminated against African-Americans in all areas of public life.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

The Canadians took the gold away from us in Salt Lake City in 2002 and I don't think there is any better time for the U.S.to win than in February 2010 in Vancouver,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

I really did. I mean,sure, maybe we could do it again, but it's tough I mean the amount of money time and effort that goes into these things puts a huge strain on the city and the resources, so I hope we go for it again but I think it's hard,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.02