He found that conditions had become worse for many people who had lost their land and fled the Dust Bowl.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

But by the end of my first year in the city, I had become an expert with the microscope.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

Lee soon discovered that it would not be easy to break out of the trap that Richmond and Petersburg had become.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

By the nineteen forties, "Grand Ole Opry" had become the most important country music radio show in America.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

DDT and other pesticides had become popular with the public and the government because they were so effective.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

By the middle nineteen fifties, Doctor Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

By the time John was 30 years old, he had become one of the leaders of his town.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

The members of the quartet had become major stars by the time they returned to the United States.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

It was the largest seaport. It had become a busy industrial center, producing war equipment for Confederate forces.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

For the next four years, he worked mainly in Kansas City,Missouri, where jazz music had become popular.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

They told the story of a poor farm boy who educated himself and, through hard work and honesty, had become a candidate for president.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

She said "My old job had become Mickey Mouse, Now I have much more creative one."

VOA: special.2009.03.29

"The Great Gatsby" proved that he had become an expert in the art of writing.

VOA: special.2010.11.28

His campaign workers went to businessmen who had become rich because of high protective tariffs.

VOA: special.2010.05.27