Some analysts have argued that in some states, government is just so dysfunctional that corruption is actually the only thing that makes governmental machinery work.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

It's just so much," Workers from the territorial government are surveying coastal households to assess the damage, and people are grateful for the help that is starting to flow in.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

But David DeGennaro with the Environmental Working Group puts it this way: "It's really kind of ridiculous that American taxpayers are going to be subsidizing Brazilian cotton farmers just so that we can keep on subsidizing our own cotton farmers.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

It would be impossible to explain the entire debate, so we will just tell a few stories about some great artists.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

The doctor says you should point the device so the flow of air is just in front of your face.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

It's full of that we need so, you can just bury it in a pot and grow whatever you like."

VOA: special.2010.03.15

So,just being able to pick one of those up will help our visitors understand how difficult portability was about thirty years ago."

VOA: special.2011.02.15

I work at home so I just hoped that my computer would work right and not have a bad hair day also.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

Where are you going?" "Well,you just told me to go." "So that's what they taught you in college.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

It is so crowded that we are packed like sardines - just like small fish in a can.

VOA: special.2011.02.27

So I just felt like it really hit different notes to really cross different countries and nationalities.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

It says those doughnuts represented just sixty percent or so of all the doughnuts sold in supermarkets.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

So this type of product is just, they're a treat, they're something very,very special to be savored."

VOA: special.2010.04.12

Social critics like to say that in children's activities these days, everyone gets an award just for trying, so no one will feel rejected.

VOA: special.2009.03.12