For three years, al-Shabab has led militants in battles -- mostly against the peacekeepers -- for control of Mogadishu.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

We could not bring in a recorder, but the courtroom is mostly quiet except for the lawyers, witnesses and judge talking.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

The money came mostly from the weekly pay the children get from their parents for good behavior or work around the house.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

For example, working women used to be shown mostly as nurses or teachers, because those were the jobs that many held in real life.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

Earlier,Mister Obama traveled to Turkey for his first official visit to a mostly Muslim country.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

She thanked them for their support, and she spoke mostly of her strong religious beliefs which helped her through difficult times, including her battle with cancer.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

Lumumba Di-Aping was the chief negotiator for G-77, a group of mostly poor countries.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

She worked at a hospital for thirty years, mostly as an administrator.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

It is mostly a holiday for children who like to be frightened.

VOA: special.2010.10.31

The Pakistani government has repeatedly said such attacks kill mostly civilians and only serve as a recruitment tool for Islamic militants.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

"So it's beyond a garden." To care for the plants, there is a team of eight workers, mostly unemployed people from Overtown.

VOA: standard.2010.03.10

For example,here in the U.S., medical records are still mostly kept on paper, and most doctors still rely more on fax than e-mail.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

General Allyn says U.N.and Haitian forces continue to have lead responsibility for security, which he says has been mostly good in very difficult circumstances.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

The Zimbabwe dollar was abandoned after the inclusive government was formed,and Zimbabweans now mostly use U.S.dollars or South African rands for their business dealings.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

"The aim of Fambul Tok is to provide space for dialogue between victims and offenders in the safe environment which is mostly in the communities.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

On land,gunmen have carried out scores of kidnappings-for-ransom, targeting mostly journalists and aid workers.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Homes and businesses surround the base, which the Marines mostly use for helicopters.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

She worked at the hospital for 30 years, mostly as an administrator.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

"Right now we're mostly sampling for hydrocarbons and other bacteria, but what we would like is expand into some other chemical compounds that may be contained within the dispersants."

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

The ONLF has been fighting for greater autonomy or independence for the Ogaden since Ethiopia seized the mostly Somali speaking region in a war with Somalia more than 30 years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

The Tamil Tigers,long classified by the United States as a terrorist group, waged a 26-year war for an ethnic-Tamil state in the northern part of the mostly-Sinhalese country before its defeat and final surrender in May.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22