In Paris, Isabella became close friends with one of her classmates, Julia Gardner, whose family was from Boston, Massachusetts.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

I felt close to that kind of thing because I had denied it and had been left away from it so long.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

From a distance, they shot at each other. Close up, they cut each other with knives.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

We close our program with music from a record called "Canyon Lullaby" written by Paul Winter.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

One night,Doctor Close was on a plane, returning from a visit to the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

Some gardeners say the most beautiful presentation comes from planting mums close together.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

They also may feel disconnected from people, especially family and close friends.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

But when they see two guys from the South like Cliff Richey and me, one white and one colored, both sharing a room and being close friends, it must do a little good."

VOA: special.2010.02.07

She has donated the $150,000 prize to nonprofit organizations so others can keep a close eye on pollution from livestock waste in their communities.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

Hotels and other structures built too close to the water prevent female turtles from nesting.

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

All of the rabbis come from the close-knit and wealthy Sephardic Jewish communities of southern New Jersey and Brooklyn and the arrests have put the spotlight on a usually quiet community.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

He noted the United States is in the process of moving millions of pieces of equipment from Iraq, and continues to close or turn over military bases to Iraqi government troops.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

Saying she fully supports President Obama's diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, Lowey supported an amendment to close a loophole in U.S.law regarding sanctions targeting Iran's energy sector.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

Many political analysts say that close cooperation between Beijing and Washington in issues ranging from the global economic slowdown to North Korea's nuclear arms make it unlikely the two countries will engage in a punitive trade war.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

General Motors says it will lay off nearly 50,000 employees this year and that it plans to close five assembly plants, eliminate thousands of dealerships and reduce the number of its brands from eight to four - all in an effort to stay afloat.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

"We really stand for peace, and peace is what matters the most, and we believe the symbolism of being close to the site that had so much tragedy animating from it is the very sitethat we believe will bring about much healing."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"But having learned lessons from the first elections that there was widespread fraud, irregularities and fraudulence, we will try our best in close coordination with Afghan leadership and Afghan institutions and other international major partners to make this election as fair and free of fraudulence,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.20