He says talking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers and driving.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

In "Baby Reaching for an Apple" Cassatt shows a mother gently holding her child as the baby looks with wonder at the fruit.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Jennings says talking on the phone and reaching for a cell phone "is akin to having four beers and driving."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

"Reaching for a cell phone when it's going off, you're nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

She's also seen an increase in incorrect word use, with students reaching for a word that sounds correct, whose proper meaning is just a bit off from what they intend to say.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

And while drivers and passengers alike in large motor homes are supposed to keep their seat belts fastened on the road, it's not uncommon to find someone in back reaching for cold refreshments, spreading maps out on a table - even taking a nap, fully reclined!

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

They forced the soldiers to stop for the winter before reaching the Salt Lake Valley.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

Another time she would have ignored the desire for food until reaching her own home.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

"To reflect on our responsibility for troop casualties that are now reaching a thousand.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Burns also indicated movement on reaching an agreement with India required by U.S.law for all foreign military purchases of sensitive American technology.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

But Ward says focusing on the mechanisms for reaching a climate deal are counter-productive right now.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Another issue: experts say American aid is not reaching the people it's meant for.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

Security consultants say a foreigner gets kidnapped, on average,once every other month in the country, with ransom payments for their release reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

And he says she is not known for reaching out to Republicans.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

Palestinians see East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said any talks aimed at reaching a two-state solution must include Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.26