All three plays were noted for their use of sharp language and making fun of human failings.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

"We cannot have a militarized model of diplomacy and development and expect to be successful in making our case on all these other issues that we engage with governments on."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

With all that decision-making on their own, this is basically coming in lieu of that."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

And,most of all, if you've got another gig the next day, you're making a living."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

"We know that they rely on all sorts of Palestinian sources many of whom have a vested interest in making the numbers of civilian casualties appear higher than they are."

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"That wasn't at all the motivation for making the movie.

VOA: standard.2010.01.08

Leonardo DiCaprio said even though they had all read the script, he and the rest of the cast were often kept off-balance while making the film because of those multiple realities.

VOA: standard.2010.02.27

Making this life change is hard on all fishermen, but for the Vietnamese and Cambodians here, the language barrier is an added obstacle in trying to reach out to BP for work and compensation.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

He told the NBC television program Meet the Press that both the Senate and House versions of the bill achieve the main goal set by the president: making health care more affordable and accessible for all Americans.

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

His new book, The Council of Dads: My Daughters,My Illness and the Men Who Could Be Me, I started making a list of six men from all parts of my life, beginning when I was a child and stretching through today.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

U.S.Defense Secretary Robert Gates. "There is a general feeling I could say that with all these additional troops and all these additional efforts that everybody is making to get to the elections in Afghanistan, to have a free and fair election and then see over the next months whether we can begin to shift the momentum,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.11