He had only seconds to bring the airplane up.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

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

VOA: special.2009.11.03

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

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

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

That comes to around 3,000 deaths a day or one death every 40 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

The Cardinals looked on the verge of winning their first Super Bowl title when Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger organized a drive capped by a touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes to win the game in the waning seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

"Going out there, getting on the podiumand then watching two American flags go up while the national anthem was playing, and then to turn and there was like - it seemed like two or three seconds, but it was probably two-10ths where Johnny and I made eye contact - it was like 'We did it,'" Shortly after winning his gold medal, the 29-year-old Demong surprised his girlfriend Katie Koczynski by proposing at the post-race celebration.

VOA: standard.2010.02.27