A "run on the bank" usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

But one possibility, he says,is that it may take time away from sports or other activities that could help prevent depression.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Cape May now is as popular a summer holiday place as it was at the turn of the century.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

But the extent to which TV may or may not be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

It is likely that the history of our own country may offer fresh examples to teach this truth to future ages."

VOA: special.2009.04.16

Each gram of salt contains four hundred milligrams of sodium, which is how foods may list their salt content.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

But how much TV may or may not be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Their central nervous system may tell the brain that there is pain even when there is no cause for the pain.

VOA: special.2011.07.26

In other words, a person who is suffering from the effects of severe cold may seem dead,but still be alive.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

If your friend does not seem to understand how painful your broken heart is, you may ask her to have a heart.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

In your pain and sadness, you may decide that the person you loved is hard-hearted, and in fact,has a heart of stone.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

But one possibility,he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and socializing.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

A seizure is a sudden attack that may affect a person's mind or body for a short period.

VOA: special.2010.10.26

Get your act together." Or,if the employer is calmer, he may say, "Let us get our act together."

VOA: special.2010.07.25