They do not know why da Vinci painted it, or how it ended up in the collection of French ruler Francis the First.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

Not long after their New Guinea trip ended, Margaret Mead's marriage to Reo Fortune also ended.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

She could not help see that many of his experiments had ended in failure.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Years later,Black Elk said: "I did not know then how much was ended.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

The defeat not only ended British demands for territory in New England.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

Cleveland said he did not propose that all tariffs be ended.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

That is not yet ended."

VOA: special.2009.07.02

He proposed that no more slaves be sold in the District of Columbia for use outside the federal district, but also proposed that slavery should not be ended in the district unless its citizens and those of Maryland approved.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Gibbs also says Mr.Obama wants benchmarks for evaluating U.S.progress in Afghanistan, and will not commit to an open-ended conflict.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

The president said he also wants to send a clear message that the U.S.military commitment will not be open-ended.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

"If the drugs ended tomorrow, it would not have a major effect on the Taliban source of funding,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

She also would not say whether the violent election aftermath has ended U.S.hopes of engaging Iran on its nuclear program and other issues of concern.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

But,they say they will not let the president off the hook until a number of important questions are answered and certain reprehensible acts are ended.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

When that did not happen bombs were dropped and that ended the engagement."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

"This is not an open-ended offer to engage.

VOA: standard.2009.07.27

The Obama administration is working hard to convince Afghans, Americans and coalition partners the international security role in Afghanistan will not end until the Afghan forces are ready, but also that the international military deployment is not open-ended.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09