On average,students using swear words were able to keep their hand in the water for about two minutes.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

On the other hand,she says, having to go elsewhere for activities is not necessarily a bad thing.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

"If we put a bureaucratic hand on this, we will stifle the capacity for modern technology to give us a better shot at the students learning the material."

VOA: special.2011.06.09

Democrats,on the other hand, praised the president for being hopeful and for focusing on jobs the top issue for most voters.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

"On the other hand, they recognize there is a need for transatlantic and wider global cooperation on the whole financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

We are trying to create jobs so everybody can make their own living as opposed to depending on the government for a hand-out."

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

On hand to greet them was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, who posed for photos with each veteran and hailed their courage and their contribution to U.S.history.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

One man appreciates cheap domestic gasoline, sold at pennies per liter, but adds "on the other hand, if the price of gasoline were higher, maybe there would be more funds for roads and other projects."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

The Syrians straddle the fence between the order of conservative nations on the one hand and this alliance with Iran on the other and it would make perfect sense for Bashar al-Assad to pose as the mediator with the Iranians, which means: hey,if you folks think I'm bad, think of the Iranians,they're much worse, but I have credit in their bank and I can deal with the Iranians."

VOA: standard.2009.03.18