They count down the final seconds to midnight as they watch a brightly lit ball slide down a pole on top of a tall building.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

Each performer had sixty seconds to perform his or her song.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

He had only seconds to bring the airplane up.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

At one Apple store in central London, staff chanted and cheered as they counted the seconds to the official launch.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

Poland beat the United States by more than 1.5 seconds to take the bronze medal.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28

"It took him about three seconds to realize the impact of what happened.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

And it can go from zero to ninety-five kilometers an hour in just two and one half seconds.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

It may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

The problem may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading to a heart attack or stroke.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

In one event, riders try to stay on a wild animal for eight seconds.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

Bolt shattered his old mark by 11-100ths of a second to set the new world record of 19.19 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Neil Armstrong took manual control of the guidance system and, with just 20 seconds of fuel remaining, coasted to a landing.

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

There are only minutes - sometimes seconds - to react, and the incoming weapons are traveling faster than the speed of sound.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

He's been there. (Wait for seconds) Now,he says the stories are basically "to keep (the) faith."

VOA: standard.2009.12.11