We discussed it all the time." "And most of their friends discussed it with them when they came around.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

But they add it would be unfortunate if Cuba came to dominate discussions at a time of economic peril for the entire hemisphere.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

And it came at a time of uncertainty in relations between the United States and Japan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

"When you look at Salt Lake City, they didn't get it the first time. They redid their plan, they came back, and they were able to get their Olympics.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

Three legislators were absent from the vote. It is the first time a government is ousted since the country came to existence, after the breakup of the former Czechoslovakia in 1993.

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

"The bus went into the middle of the desert and at a certain moment the call to prayer came just lilting through the desert - first time I've ever heard it - and then the bus stopped and all of those colorful people got off the bus."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21