Like many observers, Professor Thompson uses the example of the imaginary June Cleaver, the mother on "Leave It to Beaver."

VOA: special.2009.05.04

There they leave their eggs on milkweed plants, with the next generation of monarchs appearing a short time later.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

He was on his way to Pakistan. He was arrested as the plane was about to leave the gate.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

Professor Prusinkiewicz is on sabbatical leave in Australia, but he sent us an e-mail suggesting a simple way to understand the process.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Chrysler declared bankruptcy on April thirtieth, though its plans to leave the process quickly still await final rulings.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

C.D.C.officials say people should put on sunscreen before they leave home, even on cloudy or cool days.

VOA: special.2010.07.06

By tradition, George and Laura Bush will leave Washington immediately after Barack Obama is sworn-in on Tuesday.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

We leave you with Animal Collective performing "On A Highway" from their latest album, "Fall Be Kind."

VOA: special.2009.12.11

He would leave the fort on April fifteenth if the Confederates made no hostile act against Fort Sumter or against the United States flag.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

We leave you with the Beatles performing their nineteen sixty-seven song, "Fool on the Hill."

VOA: special.2009.09.18

"If it gets on land, will they make us leave?" "If we have a hurricane and the oil washes over the land, they will condemn it.

VOA: special.2010.06.04

Many leave their eggs on milkweed at the end of their difficult trip.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

As Lincoln got on the train that would take him to Washington, he said: "I now leave, not knowing when -- or whether ever I may return.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The two astronauts explored an area that they called Tranquility Base. Lack of space in their lunar spacecraft,the Eagle, forced them to leave equipment on the surface.

VOA: special.2010.03.02