Lincoln admitted that, even if the dispute could be settled peacefully, there were those who wanted to see the Union destroyed.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

Soon,Barton recognized that many more lives could be saved if the men had medical help immediately after they were hurt.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

If all these things were not done,Calhoun said, then it would be better to separate, to part in peace.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

It used to be that players in professional sports could change teams only if they were traded, sold or released.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

He asked his cabinet for advice. If it were possible to send supplies to Sumter, he asked,would it be wise to do so?

VOA: special.2009.08.06

He said if these efforts were not stopped, the North some day would be powerful enough to change the Constitution and end slavery everywhere.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

One newspaper said that the world would be a much better place if all kings and emperors were as kind and honest as Joshua Norton.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

They warned workers that if Cleveland were re-elected, there might be no more jobs.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

If it were not for me and my money, this room would be empty!"

VOA: special.2009.01.31

It would not be remembered today if it were not for Faulkner's later work.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

He says the dinosaur would be a beautiful creature if it were still alive.

VOA: special.2010.03.16

He told his son-in-law in December: "I will not say I would not serve if the good people were to be so unwise as to elect me."

VOA: special.2009.03.05

But he said someone had to make clear to anti-slavery Democrats that the union would be dissolved if the constitutional rights of slave owners were not honored.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

It would be nice if we were right." "You double-checked your sources?"

VOA: special.2009.04.20