By selling it to the government, the mining interests hoped to keep the price of silver from falling.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

The volunteers placed the plants about five centimeters into the soil to prevent rising and falling water levels from pulling them out.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

And the iron monster was sunk to keep it from falling into Union hands.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

Some died from falling off the bridge or from being struck by equipment.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

If a climber slips, a rope can stop him from falling.

VOA: special.2009.12.09

Many have cuts and broken bones from falling debris and burns from the intense heat of the explosion.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

The number of rockets from Gaza falling on the town has dropped sharply since the war.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02