Although Democrats are assured their 60 votes, through various compromises and support from two Independent senators, Republicans used the remaining hours of floor time Wednesday to re-state their objections.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

She threw it on the floor. I forced her to get out of her chair to pick the spoon up.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

They lift their eyes to the tall rock walls that rise hundreds of meters up from the floor of the valley.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

In time,they said, the moving ocean floor is blocked when it comes up against the edge of a continent.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

The center of the museum is open, so people can look up toward the roof or down toward the ground floor.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Around 1901, Mrs. Gardner moved into the 4th floor of the museum, where she would live for the rest of her life.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Then when he was not looking, I dropped one of my gloves on the floor under my chair.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

They shook the table, the back of my chair, the floor under my feet and even the windows.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

Mister Wegener said the lighter continental rock floated up through the heavier basalt rock of the ocean floor.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

It is hard to miss the crowds of people always gathering in one room on this floor.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

A damaged table, 3 chairs and an old red sofa were in the center of the floor.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

A damaged table, three chairs and an old red sofa were in the center of the floor.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

They are now discovering strange, new species of plants, animals and organisms surviving near hot currents that come out of the ocean floor.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

A long path follows along the floor of Frijoles Canyon through an area of wildflowers and trees.

VOA: special.2010.07.05