For the best results, carrots should be grown in sandy soil that does not hold water for a long time.

VOA: special.2009.02.24

Parson Walker's wife was very sick once, for a long time, and it seemed as if they were not going to save her.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

This led him to write and record songs for his own album, "A Long Time Coming."

VOA: special.2009.03.27

The day was very hot, and Taylor stood for a long time in the burning sun.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

You'll be kept in prison for a long time.'" But in reality,there is help.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

He says even if people have a healthy body weight, sitting for long periods of time still has an unhealthy influence on blood sugar and blood fats.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Sometimes, symptoms of the disease appear and then disappear for a long time.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

After one gathering, several men surrounded her and talked for a long time.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

Johnsy lay for a long time, looking at it.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

So,to get a sense of what the regional moisture patterns have been, dryness and wetness over such a long period of time in great detail, I would call it a kind of victory for paleoclimate science."

VOA: special.2010.05.25

"It will for a long time, at least while I am alive. And it is not just trucks and heavy machinery.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

But this morning, for the first time in a long time, a few of the trees were green.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

But corruption,unfortunately, has been a big part of the Mexican political system for a very long time."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

President Karzai says ambitious plans for a large, modern Afghan army are simply more than the country can afford for a long time.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09