But now Russian and American officials say they are aiming for the end of the year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

But in the end there is hope for this singer, who exists only in a movie and its soundtrack.

VOA: special.2010.02.22

President Abraham Lincoln asked the states of the Union for seventy-five thousand soldiers to help end the southern rebellion.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Israel has rejected demands by the United Nations for an international investigation -- and an end to the blockade.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

The Republican governor proposes to end collective bargaining rights for most public employees except on the issue of wages.

VOA: special.2011.02.25

At the end of five weeks, the school was too small for the number of children who wanted to attend.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

By the end of the play, love wins over everyone and there is a marriage ceremony for the four lovers.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

At the end of March, President Obama called for the United States to expand its offshore oil and gas exploration.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

While she waited for the bombing attack to end, her cameras recorded the explosions, which lit up the rooftops of the city.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

He wants to let the Bush administration's tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans end next year, replaced by a middle-class tax cut.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

This becomes a sheet of paper. Large machines started to be used for making paper near the end of the sixteenth century.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

This week,U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent his top aide to press for an end to the Sri Lankan conflict.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

There seemed to be no end to the demand for men to fill the places left empty by dead and wounded soldiers.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

In the end, he was able to produce a very similar crystal bracelet for less than twenty dollars.

VOA: special.2009.05.18