Barack Obama has spoken repeatedly of Lincoln's influence in making it possible for the country to have its first African-American president.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

The results showed that if punishment was possible, the group cooperated better on the public project and donated more money towards its goal.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

The Union victory might not have been possible without the successes of its navy.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

The statement said the Thai Government was doing its utmost to restore peace and order and bring the situation back to normal as soon as possible.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

"The lives that our young men and women both American and British have put at risk and lost are very much on our minds,and we intend to get this as right as its humanly possible."

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

"So the government must change its mind, that is the government must dissolve the parliament as soon as possible - let's for the sake of the government, but for my side we still have the government dissolve the parliament within 15 days."

VOA: standard.2010.04.03