Some people have a fifteen- or twenty-year loan, often with an adjustable interest rate instead of a rate that never changes.

VOA: special.2011.01.24

Farrah Fawcett often received more attention for her troubled private life than for her work as an actress.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

The name "Molly" was often used as an insult for an Irish girl, and nobody in her own life called her that.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

This expression makes the person left holding the bag responsible for an action, often a crime or misdeed.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

Many schools require all first-year students to take an alcohol prevention and education program, often given online.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

Others hate that name. Whatever you call it, one artist often used as an example is the singer,songwriter and harp player Joanna Newsom.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

During an on-crop year, growers often treat the fruit so it can stay on the tree longer.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

"I think that people are often surprised when they come to this museum and see an exhibition of modern or contemporary native art.

VOA: special.2010.11.29

People often add an apostrophe to "its" in a sentence like "The group made its decision."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

Kingpin is often used to describe an important criminal, or the leader of a criminal gang.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

The three men had often worked like this in an effort to find gold.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

He often played the piano while leading an orchestra at the same time.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

He was a complex individual with an often troubled private life.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

Melanoma often looks like a dark area with an unusual shape.

VOA: special.2010.07.06