The legislature would have the power to keep the territory open to slavery and,in time,help it become a slave state.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

They would put out sacrifices of food and light fires to keep the spirits from doing any harm to the living.

VOA: special.2010.10.29

I won't stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

Newton proved his idea by measuring how much gravity force would be needed to keep the moon orbiting the Earth.

VOA: special.2011.06.01

Israel says the purpose is to keep weapons out of Gaza and to prevent rocket fire into the Jewish state.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

By selling it to the government, the mining interests hoped to keep the price of silver from falling.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

The milk goes directly from the goat into a container that is then placed in the refrigerator to keep the milk cold.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

Good relations between Hawaii and the United States were necessary to keep the port open to American ships.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

The Union commander,General Hooker, had to keep his army between Lee and Washington to prevent the Confederates from seizing the national capital.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

You can do chest compressions that help to keep blood flowing to the brain, heart and other organs.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

They had to keep the herd together day and night and protect it from bad men and Indians.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

Pumps that were used to keep the mine dry have not been in operation since its closure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

President Abraham Lincoln is fighting to keep the Southern states of the Confederacy from leaving the Union.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

He sent Northern forces to battle the slave-holding Southern states to keep them from leaving the Union.

VOA: special.2009.02.06