Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

represented a time of promise. "This could not be happening" was the sentiment expressed as a growing crowd gathered around that black-and-white TV set.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

And scientists had not expected such a large earthquake happening off the coast of Japan.

VOA: special.2011.03.21

When that keeps happening, the roots do not have enough time to recover.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

A person may become unconscious, not knowing what is happening.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

You can't really take a surf trip in 2010 and not be aware of what's happening out there."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

"That should not be happening in this country, and this bill doesn't stop that, that is my concern.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

"We know from our very own eyes that it's happening. We're not kind of hearing it third hand.

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

I do not know what is happening, not just in Spain, but in Europe and the world."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

"They tend not to be folks who I think are directly involved in what's happening in Afghanistan,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

"When I am at home or when I am in my office here, I would not know the Olympics are happening in this city.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"I'm not investing because of the euro crisis, the euro crisis that is happening.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

Right here, you would not know the Olympics are happening in the city.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

So what is happening in Arizona is not simply a unique situation.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

"There's some change in the mood." "I wouldn't say this is radical. Actually,automobile drivers have been a rather cohesive force in Russia, and this is not the first time this is happening.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"When you really look deeper at what the AU is doing and what is happening at the regional economic community level, though the progress has not been what we might have expected a number of years ago, it has changed, and it is a work in progress, and next year this time we might be talking about the next summit within a very different context if we are looking at the political leadership of the day,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.02