To keep himself awake as he flew east during the long night, Post tied a piece of string to one finger.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

And are any dorms open all year so international students can have a place to stay during long vacations?

VOA: special.2009.03.26

During his long life, he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

During his long life, Texas John Slaughter was a gunfighter,lawman,soldier, cattle rancher, professional card player and a representative of the state of Arizona.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

Pablo Picasso was a revolutionary modern artist who painted in many different styles during his long career.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

Doctors say anyone with pain, swelling or red skin on a leg during or after a long trip may have a blood clot.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

It was a narrow escape, one of many he would have during his long flight.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

Stumpy didn't say a word during these long discussions.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

Britain has a long history of deep involvement in not only Iran, but across the Middle East during the past 200 years.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

During his long career, that independent way of thinking made Kennedy a strong champion of liberal causes.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Sudan's elections were agreed to as part of a 2005 peace deal ending a two-decade-long civil war, during which an estimated two million people died.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Slim,whose real name is Bill Homans, has come a long way from his job as a heavy equipment operator for the U.S.Army during the Vietnam War.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

But the Roof Ballroom began a long, sad decline during World War Two, when it seemed that all the men in town were off fighting the war.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25