"Not everyone is Christian. But I would hope that most people who celebrate Christmas in any form understand its origins.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

I did not understand. "But,Dupin," I said, "why did you go to the trouble of replacing the letter?

VOA: special.2009.12.26

I knew he did not understand, but like me,he took it to mean that I meant no harm.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

I did not understand how a person surrounded by the joy of music could not have some of its sense and beauty inside her.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

I know the human mind will not believe what it cannot understand.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

"It is always nice to get a little package on a Saturday but if it means not paying people properly or having to cut down, I will understand."

VOA: standard.2010.04.13

This is not an academic conference. This is,as I understand it, a gathering of human beings concerned about turning around one of the greatest threats humankind has faced.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

"I do not understand it. They think they are Americans, they think they are upholding the Constitution, and they are literally suggesting that violent acts be undertaken against the government."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"I would not get into specifics, but what I understand is that people who have been arrested are U.S nationals, but some of them of Pakistan origin, some of them of other descent.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"I am very confident that that would leave us in the position where the government is taking risks it does not understand, cannot manage effectively, highly vulnerable to overpaying for those assets, and charges that we are giving a disguised subsidy that is unjustified,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.24