"It is clearly of grave concern to us when parliamentarians simply disappear from the face of the earth.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

But,it says wiping this deadly disease from the face of the earth poses a formidable challenge.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

The expression probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face.

VOA: special.2009.12.13

For years, researchers blamed muscle tension from tightening in the face, neck and the skin on top of the head.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

Voice rumbling from the planet's core Face upturned; see Children of the universe, They shine in the night;

VOA: special.2009.04.17

But one of the authors of the study, Tim McClanahan from the Wildlife Conservation Society, says fisheries in Africa face another threat.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

In "Gift from the Sea", Missus Lindbergh wrote about the many different kinds of pressures that women face.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

"Today,in the face of violence from those who would only destroy, Iraqis took a step forward in the hard work of building up their country.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

One side of his face is hideously scarred - the result of a run-in with a Civil War veteran from the other side, the truly bad Quentin Turnbull.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

On a related issue, the World Health Organization says pregnant women should be made aware of the risks they face from both seasonal flu and the H1N1 swine flu pandemic.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

He said girls in one Dakar school explained to him some of the daily challenges they face, such as the lack of bathrooms in the school, bullying from boys, and a lack of textbooks.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Who could forget the ghostly figure of Freddy Krueger: a disfigured face long razor-sharp knives flash from his fingers and his sinister way of turning the dreams of his victims into deadly nightmares.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

In the face of opposition from Independent Senator Joe Lieberman, and to gain his vote, Senate lawmakers first dropped the government insurance option and then an alternative plan to decrease the eligibility age for the existing government Medicare program.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Mr.Thaksin,who remains in exile in the face of a two year jail sentence for corruption, maintains support from the northern rural areas as well as among the poor and low income groups due to populist economic policies while in office.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20