The new health secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, said the virus does not seem to be as severe as once thought.

VOA: special.2009.05.06

The man asked. For a moment, Rudolf thought the man was joking, but his face showed he was not.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

And Smiley,before he thought,says, "Well,I'll risk my money she will not get well.'" And Smiley had a little small dog.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

He thought all Americans should have an equal chance at the best colleges, not just children of wealthy families.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

But Mr.Rouse thought people who knew nothing about development, money or building could not possibly create low-income housing.

VOA: special.2011.01.30

His clothes did not fit well. And he had a plain face, one which many thought was ugly.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

The universe had not been quiet and unchanging since the beginning of time, as many people had thought.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

Yet he thought that slavery would die out naturally over time -- and that outsiders should not force southerners to end slavery.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Most people at that time thought it was not important for young women to learn anything more than to read and write.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

Scientists now know,however, that the surface of the Earth is not as permanent as had been thought.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

But the force that was guiding her would not permit her to act on such a thought.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

And the third is that we are formed more than we think in the first five years, but not necessarily the way Freud thought.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

They were not musicians, but they had seen people whose music they thought should be documented.

VOA: special.2010.04.19

He did not know it was the thought of his death that made me smile.

VOA: special.2009.02.07