"It wasn't that important. But when I married, it was always a dozen red roses from my husband.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

"I always thought submarines were amazing and it wasn't really something that was open to women when I came to the Naval Academy.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

"We realized pretty early on that it wasn't going to just be a marketing function, that there also needed to be a legal function involved with it.

VOA: special.2011.07.22

Actually, I also saw 'Robin Hood.' It was definitely an epic film but it was really dark and gloomy, so I wasn't as big of a fan of that."

VOA: special.2010.06.14

He used to worry so much about playing South By Southwest showcases and impressing the right people that it wasn't fun.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

The worst part of it was that I thought I wasn't gonna be able to stop.

VOA: standard.other

"I think it is fair that in calling some of the warlords in her parliament 'dogs' probably wasn't a very popular thing to do.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

"(It comes) from a comic book that has had three lives and wasn't necessarily successful, but I love the idea that it refused to die.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

It wasn't a predictable next move and that for me was all the right signs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"That has never been the case." "When I worked on the Hill it wasn't the case and I don't think it has developed since then.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

It wasn't until just a few years ago that I tasted real bread.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

It wasn't so business-like that it was uncomfortable or difficult or surprising.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

Dad, it wasn't his fault. You could've been killed.You understand that?

VOA: standard.other

It wasn't just the beauty of the polished stone block walls or the fact that this abandoned city sits atop a narrow ridge more than 2400 meters above sea level.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15