Then,a hard cast may be put around the area of the break to hold the bone in place while it heals.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

After the potato plants appear, organic mulch can be spread around to hold moisture, help suppress weed growth and cool the soil.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

He said women must have the right to vote in elections, and be permitted to hold political office.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

I believe anyone would be perfectly right to interfere with you, so far as to free those you wickedly hold in slavery.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

This container should be deep enough to hold at least three centimeters of soil or more.

VOA: special.2009.04.28

Today many doctors order pain medicines for dying patients to be given before suffering takes hold.

VOA: special.2009.02.10

"The power given to me will be used to hold,occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the taxes.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

an American officer said, "is hold on to the hill and Santiago will be ours."

VOA: special.2010.07.15

"I would be happy to hold negotiations with Syria this evening, but without preconditions and ultimatums,"

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

"You want to hold a review and you want to exclude the one big issue which should be right at the heart of that review."

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

"And while we will continue to do everything we can, we cannot be sure what the future will hold, but we are doing our absolute level best."

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

But Mr.Abhisit, in recent media comments, says he will not be pressed to take the country to elections at present but is willing to hold talks with protest leaders.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20

Those who have managed to get hold of tickets have no doubts it will be an unforgettable match, like this Spanish fan who has high hopes his team will win.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

"So the idea was to recognize these great inventors, hold them up as role models for young people, and help young people see that aspiring to be an inventor is a great thing."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Critics and opposition parties say the government must draw lessons from the Bhopal disaster and modify the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill to ensure that India will be able to hold private companies responsible for any mishap.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

"We feel this a complete travesty of justice. We feel it is not only a travesty of justice because truth does not hold sway there, but people should not be criminalized for exercising their basic right to freedom of expression,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"We do not have enough forces right now, between the Afghan security forces, trained and in place, and ISAF to be able to clear out the insurgents and then hold that so that development and reconstruction can occur.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

The 34-year-old Rajoelina, who is six years younger than the minimum age required by the constitution to be president, earlier announced he was forming an interim government that would revise the constitution and hold elections within two years.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18