It was already eight o'clock and Sylvie wondered if her grandmother would be angry with her for being so late.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

In nineteen ninety-five at the age of fifty, she received a great deal of attention for being photographed without clothes in a magazine.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

He said he was sorry for being drunk and on drugs during his performance.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

Her poetry is known for being simple, truthful and direct.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

That's their reason for being, for the most part.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

But when the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union dissolved in 1989, the western alliance's main reason for being disappeared.

VOA: standard.2010.06.11

Democrats,on the other hand, praised the president for being hopeful and for focusing on jobs the top issue for most voters.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

At Tuesday's news conference, Prime Minister Brown expressed once again his rationale for being engaged in the country.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

The Washington Post praised him for being "as versatile an artist as Nashville has produced in years,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

"That has long been one of my main motivations for being an elected official."

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

"I do not blame the people for being like that," "It is our history.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

With the British soldier death rate escalating in Helmand province, the public is losing faith in the government and its justification for being in Afghanistan 7.5 years after first being deployed.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

Clapper is known for being blunt and direct. His manner has won praise in the military, but some of the lawmakers who will decide whether he is confirmed say he is not cooperative enough.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

In 2009,Taylor performed Taylor made history for being the first Country artist to win an MTV Music Video Award, and,at 19-years-old, became the youngest artist to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award.

VOA: standard.2009.12.22