(LOVIN' SPOONFUL - "SUMMER IN THE CITY") Even though it was hot, Sly and the Family Stone still found ways to have fun in the summertime.

VOA: special.2009.06.22

It was a cold evening even though it was summertime.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

"As soon as I saw this letter, I decided it must be the one I was looking for.It must be, even though it was completely different from the one Germont had described.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

Even though it won a majority of votes in parliament last year, it still faces powerful opposition from leading sheiks, who call the measure un-Islamic, and a bow to Western cultural imperialism.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

Even though it would be easy and it is ripe for the picking, we wanted to be more of an homage to that type of storytelling because I think it has a really powerful message.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

Even though it was really good, and people liked it, I just had a different vision for this one song called 'Cry.' And I ended up calling a guy that I met 12 years ago,I think.

VOA: standard.2009.04.21

The 22-member Arab League says it will not implement the international arrest warrant, against Mr.Bashir,while Qatar, which is hosting an Arab summit next week, has repeated a pledge not to arrest him even though it is a signatory to the court charter.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

When I say that the Israeli government is making an unprecedented offer even though it is not what many would hope for and even though our position remains the same that settlement activity is not legitimate - nevertheless it holds out the promise of moving a step closer to a two-state solution,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

There are times,however, when a play became highly successful, even though most of the critics panned it without mercy.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

She wore the huge jewel even though she had received warnings that it caused terrible things to happen.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

Experts say one of the lessons is that even though the economy has improved, it demands more attention.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

It put the Confederate states in the position of fighting for slavery -- even though most of the soldiers were too poor to own slaves.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Haskins gives the president a "D" for his spending policies even though he admits it may have averted a bigger disaster.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

"Even though the Department of Defense is exempt from the budget freeze, it is not exempt from budget common sense."

VOA: standard.2010.02.01