He reportedly said at the time that Motown had lost the spirit it had during its time in Detroit.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind."

VOA: special.2009.07.29

The memory and spirit of Isabella Stewart Gardner lives on in the museum she created to share her love of art with the people.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

No one is sure why. Modern Pueblo Indians say they feel a strong link to the spirit of their ancestors in Bandelier National Monument.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

Since the late eighteen hundreds, a spirit of reform had been growing in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

She says her hope comes from her belief in four things: the human brain,the human spirit, nature's strength and the energy of young people.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

Today,the modern destroyer, the U.S.S.Bainbridge, honors the American naval officer in name and in spirit.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Many people say he represents the spirit of growth in America during this period.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

But he does represent the spirit of early settlers in the American West.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

The spirit of spring seemed to be passing in my room.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

The music seemed to free something in Paul's spirit.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

President Kennedy once said: "I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we,too,will be remembered not for our victories or defeats in battle or politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit."

VOA: special.2010.10.29

"The purpose of the awards was to give those high school students who demonstrate superior talent and achievement in things of the spirit and of the mind at least a fraction of the honors and rewards accorded to their athletic classmates for demonstrating their bodily skills."

VOA: special.2011.05.27

"What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility Ca recognition on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task."

VOA: special.2009.01.24

But there is little doubt about the resilient spirit of Aung San Suu Kyi and the movement for democracy in Burma that she represents.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

"The president is going in a spirit of dealing with these other nations as partners.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

And President Clinton and I are going to work to tap that same spirit of giving to help our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.16