For several days after Lincoln's assassination, his body lay in the East Room of the White House.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

He had lost everything. He lay in the snow for a few moments.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

For four days, the wounded lay on the battlefield crying for help,for water.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

Men lay flat on the ground. They prayed for the shelling to stop.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

After that, Mama wentto the hotel to lay down, so I went out for a walkto see our nation's capital.

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After the people of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999, many thought the country's economic hopes lay in coffee.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

His trip has fueled expectations he may meet his U.S.counterpart, Sung Kim,to lay the groundwork for North Korea's possible return to the talks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Supporters of the plan say that, nevertheless, it will lay the foundation for a new kind of mass transportation in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

Poland is furious that Russian military and intelligence officials appear to lay significant blame on Poland for the outbreak of the Second World War.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

Maria Lay,a member of the ruling CNRT party, the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction, says first on the government's list is building new power plants.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

"It is a lot easier for firms to make the decision not to lay someone off than it is actually to decide to take someone on,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

We have made a historic investment in clean energy, which will not only create the jobs of tomorrow, but will also lay the foundation for long-term economic growth.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

After a stop to lay a wreath at Russia's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Mr.Obama will head to the Kremlin for a private meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

"They are likely to discuss what needs to be done to assure a shared recovery and to reform the international financial institutions, and to lay the foundations for future growth,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

But in case it does not work out and they refuse to lay down their arms and insist to continue their struggle for whatever reason,then the government is keeping the military option open,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

During the conference, international donors also voiced their support for President Karzai's offer to reconcile and reintegrate elements of the Taliban who lay down their weapons, support the constitution and cut ties with terrorist organizations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

"They fly to it thinking they can lay their eggs there and it will be a good place for their eggs to hatch out and eat the rotting meat, but they get tricked into just pollinating the flower."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30