One well known work by the French painter Jean Antoine Watteau shows a man in a garden playing a musical instrument.

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Charlie developed as a musician by playing with different groups in public eating and drinking places called nightclubs.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

He set one by playing poker for seventy-two hours, which was a record for that card game.

VOA: special.2011.05.16

She soon began writing music and by age five had started playing the violin.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

Friday was the folk night but the playing was plagued by rain and delays.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

And then she quickly strummed by playing all the strings at once.

VOA: special.2011.03.06

In California, Woody earned money by playing his guitar and singing.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

He used to worry so much about playing South By Southwest showcases and impressing the right people that it wasn't fun.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

Soldiers from Uganda and Burundi are currently playing a vital security role by defending the presidential palace, the main seaport and airport from al-Shabab attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

The orchestra was formed in 1885 by some of the Boston Symphony's early benefactors, who were looking to expand the orchestra's appeal by playing popular music.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Republicans and Democrats expressed identical concerns that by engaging in negotiations, Iran may be playing for time in an effort to move ahead with weapons-related enrichment.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The lanky teenager began playing Australian Rules Football just four years ago but has made history by becoming the first player from Africa to join the professional league,the AFL.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Leaving Texas for the bright lights of Chicago, Miller made a name for himself on the city's electrifying blues circuit, playing in groups led by Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

I think now would be a particularly bad time to send a signal to the international community and to our overall financial system by playing politics in any way with this upcoming vote,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

The government's diversity drive for the grandes ecoles has prompted a call by a group of academics for the state to level the playing field in other areas, like offering more housing and scholarships to poorer students attending these institutions.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

But in fact academic studies have shown that this is wrong-footed and that in the long run by not having a level playing field, by not building systems, by not creating competitive markets you are actually undermining development and you are undermining economic growth and you are taking away the trust of potential investors."

VOA: standard.2009.11.17