Nate held his lantern high as he came up to Olive and said: "Where is your lamp?

VOA: special.2010.01.09

But if a trial is held, jurors are not required to decide "beyond a reasonable doubt.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

After death,the person's body is usually embalmed to preserve it until the funeral is held.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

It is her picture. I went to a little black shelf that held a small picture of the most beautiful woman I had ever seen.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

One group of militants, Hisbul Islam,is said to have held both hostages briefly before handing Obriere's colleague to al-Shabab.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Another international conference on Afghanistan is to be held March 31 at the Hague, with Iran among the invited governments.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

"Never again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is too big to fail,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

Hatoyama is expected to be formally elected prime minister in a special session of parliament, which must be held within 30 days.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

"Impunity is the norm." "The few perpetrators that have been held accountable are the exception to the rule.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

"You just saw a hand held UAV being launched" "This is something new to the Indian army.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

A runoff election is supposed to be held two weeks after the final results are certified.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

So Mr.Obama held a news conference, to make his case that overhauling the country's health insurance system is an issue that should transcend politics.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

Jeffery Wassertstrom a Historian professor at the University of California,Irvine, says China is trying to reclaim the powerful status it held hundreds of years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

If no candidate receives more than half of the total votes a run-off between the two top contenders is to be held in early October.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

UNHCR spokesman,Andrej Mahecic, says more than 850 people are being held in the center, which is meant to hold only a maximum of 300 people.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

Coomaraswamy says it is critical for the international community to remain steadfast and determined to make those who violate the rights of children be held accountable.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"If we let people just do what they want to do and not be held accountable, that is opening up the doors to torture and abuse."

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

It is scheduled to be held on September 24 and will be chaired by President Obama the first time a U.S.president has led a Security Council meeting.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

The event is to be held in New Delhi in October next year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

"The proof is here. The arrest and the military court that is being held against Aung San Suu Kyi is proof that the regime is to be condemned,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

The situation is in stark contrast to 2008, when elections were held after a peace deal ended a 10-year violent insurgency and drew Maoist rebels into the political mainstream.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

Should a new deadlock arise over the office of the presidency, the current Communist President Voronin is expected to remain in office until another election is held sometime next year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

A close race is being held for governor in New Jersey where the Democratic incumbent, John Corzine,is trying to hold off Republican challenger Chris Christie and independent candidate Chris Daggett.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Details of the discussion were not released. The president's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, says this is the second of five such meetings to be held over several weeks, to determine the best course in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01