Louie never gave up on the idea that he could get through what he was going through, which is quite extraordinary given how far into extremity he went over his journey.

VOA: special.2011.05.04

And when I got there, I figured sinceI'd gone this far, might as well turn around,just keep on going.

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"He is going to stay with the traits that have gotten him so far in his political career,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

"It's a little surprising, but I doubt it's going to go very far, mostly because of his age,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

The country's Independent Election Commission spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor says that so far, the preparations are going smoothly.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

DeAngelis says while 11 million Americans alive today have either survived or are going through treatment, the war on cancer is far from over.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

That's going too far says Gale Buchanan, a former under-secretary at the US Department of Agriculture, "My reaction to the document is: we have problems.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

He said it would take longer to convince Afghans that the insurgency is going to fail, because they have been disappointed by the international military effort so far and because many view their government as inconsequential or corrupt.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09