It sits flat on the ground with the bottom open to the earth.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

"They have actually been there, they have done it, they have lived on the ground with those people in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

" Some one with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

Today,VOA broadcasts to satellites in space that send the signal back to stations on the ground that transmit programs with a clear signal.

VOA: special.2010.12.08

Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down to earth.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

and with the many international partners and aid organizations that are now on the ground."

VOA: special.2010.01.16

Another American,Jerry King, was on the ground at his U.S.base in England, helping to load planes with paratroopers and supplies.

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

The result has been some progress on the ground, but also a sharp increase in U.S.casualties, with more than in just the last three months.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The Democrats met just three blocks from the White House, but with half a meter of snow on the ground from a winter storm, the trip became dangerous.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

In all,General Allyn says within the next few days there will be about 5,000 U.S.troops on the ground in Haiti, with another 5,000 on the ships supporting the effort.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

on the last mission before the May 1st mission. This image here is a Soviet airfield with the bombers and MIGs on the ground that are blown up .

VOA: standard.2010.05.07

"And that has been confirmed by people on the ground." Foreign Office Minister Lord Malloch Brown quickly retracted his statement, saying he agreed with the prime minister that the number of helicopters was sufficient for the current operation.

VOA: standard.2009.07.22

Senator Joseph Lieberman, who calls himself an Independent but caucuses with Democrats, says the legislation is part of a process in which the United States and its allies "turn the page" toward finding more common ground on Iran and setting specific benchmarks with global enforcement.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

because in disasters such as this, the first hours and days are absolutely critical in saving lives and avoiding greater tragedy, I have directed my team to be as forward leaning as possible in getting the help on the ground and coordinating with our international partners as well,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.13