This does not include his time as a soldier in the Civil War or fighting against Indians.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

This means that people who are alike often become friends or spend time together.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

This year's list marks the third time a rap or hip-hop performance has been selected,"Dear Mama" by the late Tupac Shakur.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

Store manager Vikram Santilal says buying gold bars or coins is traditional at this time of year.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

Others last for months or even years. There is no clear way of predicting at the present time how long this activity might go on for."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

As always in the World Cup, there can only be one winner and only time will tell whether this time round it's the octopus or the parakeet.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

"The first time we visited this rock last fall - there were maybe one or two children out of 15 who knew how to climb up this."

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

"Over the 90 percent of the more than 3,000 polling stations, fixed and mobile,countrywide opened on time this morning and no logistical problems or challenges worth mentioning were experienced,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

"So we are only now beginning to be in a position to have the assets in place and the strategy or the military approach in place to begin to implement the strategy and this is going to take some time,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.03