But the position of the buckle often caused severe injuries in bad crashes.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

But those revenues fall sharply in bad economic times.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

In bad times, the desert turns into a barren wasteland, challenging the survival skills of even the hardiest of people and their animals.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

When he came to power the IOC was in bad shape financially and politically.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"It's a place full of prayer, you are in nature, and you can let yourself go, forget all the traffic,pollution,honking, people in bad moods, so you come here just for .ZEN."

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

"The city is in bad shape, man,bad,bad,shape.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

"The prime minister is leading Greece through challenging times, but as I told him during our meeting in the Oval Office today, whether in good times or in bad times, the people of Greece will always have a friend and a partner in the United States."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

And this traditional business model has not worked very well on the Internet, especially not in a bad economy.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

He arrived with a lot of money. He later lost all his money in a very bad financial deal.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

They also said it was a bad idea for the United States to take control of any nation in the Caribbean.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

The situation was so bad,Calhoun said, that the South could not -- with honor and safety -- remain in the Union.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

The World Health Organization says the problem with counterfeit medicines is especially bad in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

VOA: special.2010.02.22

We talked last week about counterfeit medicines and how the problem is especially bad in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

VOA: special.2010.03.01