In his speech Wednesday night, President Obama said the idea is only one part of his plan and should not be used as an excuse.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

But the sea was so rough that the small boats could not be used.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

"The recession must not, cannot and will not be used as an excuse for going back on our promise on aid,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

This is shown in the fact that the most popular baby names are not as popular as they used to be.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

And,finally,do not add diseased vegetable plants to the pile if the compost will be used on a vegetable garden.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

The treaty also guarantees that Antarctica will continue to be used for peaceful purposes and will not become the object of international dispute.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

Most of these companies say their work should only be used as models and should not be turned in as a finished work.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

Traditional CPR should also be used for adults found already unconscious and not breathing normally.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

Some of them could not be found even in stores that sold used books.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

"I'm saying that this money, this opportunity that could be lost if it's not used will not happen to you again for another ten years,ten years.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

"When I was reared in the British West Indies my grandmother used to always tell me, you may not be loved by certain forces in a society and you have to understand why.

VOA: special.2011.03.20

The U.S.Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved the device to be used for heart failure patients.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

Shanahan says the money will have to be found. "They are quite scary figures for people who are not used to dealing with these numbers,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Navy spokesman Lieutenant Nathan Christiansen tells VOA that sailors and their families have been warned to be careful not to reveal any information that could be used against them.

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

School is supposed to start in September. But,the agency says 3,700 schools may not be available for classes because they are being used to house 150,000 internally displaced people.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

But technology expert Rob Atkinson says smartphones will most likely not be widely used in many developing nations because of their cost, and the cost of connected on-line data plans.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

to fight terrorism He said it is time to move on, adding the nation will not be safe as long as national security is used as a wedge to divide America.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

But they were overruled by President Obama. In ordering the memos' release, President Obama assured the CIA that its officers who used rough interrogation tactics will not be prosecuted for their actions.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

"Now if that GM potato is effective and works then the environmental impact will be substantially less because the chemicals are not being used and there will be less fossil fuel use."

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

Democrat Ike Skelton, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, said fact that Iran concealed the existence of the enrichment site is not consistent with its claims that the facility will be used only for peaceful purposes.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25