Washington,D.C. is the country's capital but it is a city,not a state, so it does not have its own star.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

When you are out in nature it is important to speak softly so as not to frighten the animals away.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

Amazon explained that it did not have the rights to the books, so it erased them and returned the people's money.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

It would not fit in the normal place on the control board, so we hung it from a wire underneath.

VOA: special.2011.05.14

Because the canyon's environments are so different, these species did not spread beyond the canyon, or even far within it.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

Historians also say it is possible that she chose to write to someone like Higginson so she would not be understood.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

She often said: "You must never so much as think if you like it or not, if it is bearable or not.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

It is always helpful to tell people how you feel so that your emotions do not trouble you.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

Some of his silkscreen prints are so detailed it is hard to believe they are not paintings.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

One report said he felt so strongly about it that he cried when Clay was not chosen.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

It was possible that gold holdings might fall so low the government could not support the dollar.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

So math -- or,as the British call it,maths -- is still not everyone's favorite subject even with the latest technology to teach it.

VOA: special.2011.04.21

So it is not surprising that top is part of another expression that describes an important person.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

So it is not surprising that Las Vegas is called The Gambling Capital of the World and The Entertainment Capital of the World.

VOA: special.2010.03.14