As the New York Times put it, he "struggled for much of his life with his weight,with alcohol and with persistent tales of womanizing."

VOA: special.2009.08.29

I love Rass Island although for much of my life I did not think I did.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

For much of recorded history, people have believed that organisms were created.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

Her mother,an actress, was away for much of Lena's childhood.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

The Illinois team led for much of the competition.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

Maine is very cold for much of the year.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

This is the support that we believe is right for Pakistan and right for much of the world,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

(No Transcripts:13 seconds) Trade has been growing by 30 percent annually for much of this decade, and now tops $100-billion a year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

"It was the Islamic world that paved the way for much of the technology and science that we now take for granted.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Pakistani officials blame militants based in the tribal regions for much of the violence.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

But talks were put on hold for much of Monday, after African delegates walked out saying the poor nations most affected by climate change are being ignored.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

He credits the writers for much of the show's appeal. ""Lost" seems to me the best and most successful and logical use of a multicultural cast on television,seems organic."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Mexico and the United States account for much of the increase.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Some economists say prices for rice, the staple food for much of the world's population, could be returning to levels that sparked inflation fears in much of Asia last year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17