Many died of disease. After more than a month of digging, engineers decided that the canal would not work.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

And liberal Democrats watched with concern as many of Franklin Roosevelt's old advisers left the government because they could not work with Truman.

VOA: special.2011.08.11

And the medicines for a cobra bite in the Philippines may not work for someone bitten by a similar snake in West Africa.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

And what works in one area of the country may not work as well in others.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

I did not work only a few hours each day -- no banker's hours for me.

VOA: special.2010.11.28

As a young man, Ohga reportedly owned a tape recorder that did not work well.

VOA: special.2011.05.11

Current treatments for rheumatoid arthritis can reduce pain, but they do not work for everyone.

VOA: special.2010.05.19

But mobile phones may or may not work well with the Internet.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

But Professor Rosen says the process is complex and may not work.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

My children were making so much noise that I could not work.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

Two years later, Billie's mother became sick and could not work.

VOA: special.2010.02.28

But Flash will not work with Apple's mobile devices.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

But privateers did not work for the government.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Then another. They did not work,either.

VOA: special.2009.11.19