His face burned with happiness when he told the Captain "She said YES to me!" He said softly, "I guess it is hard for you to think someone like Caroline might like me."

VOA: special.2009.02.14

Miz Cheek says the health care and finance industries are known for using language that is hard to understand.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

And it is hard to miss the jeweled white jumpsuit that Elvis wore for his famous "Aloha from Hawaii" performance.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

He said life is sometimes really hard, but you can make it a lot better if you try to prepare for it.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money,for an object or service.

VOA: special.2011.06.19

If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

The result is a container with a hard surface that will last for many years.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

In parts of Europe, the legal drinking age for beer, and sometimes hard liquor,is sixteen.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

The nickname is from the Mormon Church's symbol for hard work.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

Growing cacao is very hard work for farmers.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

"For people who were looking for a dramatic break in American foreign policy it is rather hard to identify it,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

"That is why I ran for president. That is why you worked so hard to elect a Democratic Congress.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

She also appeared on Meet the Press, "What the president is always going to do is push hard for the American people.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

Rivers are drying up, grazing land for cattle is scarce, and the dry soil is hard to farm.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

It is an ideological arrangement. But PDVSA suffers, because it could be selling that oil to the United States for hard currency."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

"The ocean is always rippling, and especially for smaller boats, it is extremely hard to load and unload containers in a stable way,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.04

Military analysts believe Iran is wary of cracking down too hard, for fear of drawing in other militants from neighboring Pakistan and Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

"But there are all sorts of stimuli for people to eat, which is very hard to combat."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"It is very hard to be a beacon for others, when you are constantly at war.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

What is becoming clear however, is that Chinese workers are expecting more for their hard work.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

So for the locals it is very hard to start a business there.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

I will not stop fighting for an economy where hard work is rewarded,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.22