"Successfully investigating this episode could only make it stronger,but we shouldn't pass this resolution now which could actually hinder the wheels of justice before they have ever begun to turn."

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

This temporarily blocks signals that pass through the nerves to the muscles of the body and back to the brain.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

The goal of this event is to demand that lawmakers pass new legislation on climate change and clean energy in two thousand ten.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

This means they would pass on the gene for the green protein to their young.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

These throat-singers must pass down their skills to younger generations for this tradition to survive.

VOA: special.2010.12.01

The World Food Program said last week that the number of hungry people will pass one billion this year for the first time in history.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

"We hope -- and we pray that this terrible war may pass away quickly.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

But it faces strong opposition from farm-state lawmakers, and even its supporters say Congress is unlikely to pass the measure this year.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

One reviewer gave the album high marks, writing "It might be 'Unforgiven' if you pass something up this well crafted and executed,"

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"It is very important," "I think the failure to pass health-care legislation this year will be a tremendous setback for the administration and for the leadership in Congress."

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Dodd has pledged to pass the new regulations this year.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

"It's time to do what's right for America's working families and put aside partisanship, stop saying things that aren't true, come together as a nation, pass health insurance reform now this year."

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

"Sixty percent." "Can we extrapolate from that, if there's 90 or even 85 percent of the folks that are on this chart here, that have not been polygraphed that, maybe 60 percent of them might not pass the polygraph if they took the test?" "We and others have done that analysis,senator, and have reached the same conclusion."

VOA: standard.2010.03.11