Since 1979, every McDonald's "Happy Meal" for children has included an enticing toy along with the food, from Star Wars action figures to Hello Kitty watches.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

And in Washington this was the reaction: "To be honest,I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have been honored by this prize men and women who have inspired me, and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

VOA: special.2009.10.10

"The government's own figures, according to demographers at Oxford University,show that the indigenous British the people who've been here."

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Close to 40 years after his death, Louis Armstrong remains one of the most popular figures in jazz.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

He said while the November figures are good news, there is not much more to celebrate.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

Economist Peter Sperling of Touro College says unemployment figures are likely to continue even higher, despite recent positive indicators from beleaguered sectors of the U.S.economy.

VOA: standard.2009.04.02

Shanahan says the money will have to be found. "They are quite scary figures for people who are not used to dealing with these numbers,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Powell - one of the most respected and best known black political figures in the country - chose the same program to issue his rebuttal.

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

"I mean Speakers of the House tend to be, they are obviously important figures, but they tend not to be extraordinarily well-know across the country.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

"But we have to deal with the figures of authority that are in position."

VOA: standard.2009.08.09

Republicans who opposed both bills assert that President Obama and Democrats manipulated savings projections to conceal the true cost of reforms, while Democrats defended their figures.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

This group of doctors meets annually to challenge medical autopsies of famous historical figures.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

The military's casualty figures say The official figures say Israel Defense Forces spokesman Captain Elie Isaacson says the military used overt and covert intelligence sources to gather its casualty statistics.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"And the U.S.State Department sentenced no opposition figures, intellectuals,journalists or bloggers to prisons in Syria,Egypt,Saudi Arabia and elsewhere around the Middle East, where they were subject to torture, rape and murder.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18