I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

He said,"What is the use of being elected or re-elected, if you don't stand for something."

VOA: special.2010.05.20

Two four-meter-tall sculptures stand guard on either side of a door.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

It would stand forty-seven meters high.

VOA: special.2009.06.29

Better known as a stand-up comic, Mo'Nique has been widely praised for her role in the raw and gripping drama .

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

I shouldn't have brought you here.I'm so sorry. - What? What are you...- Just be quiet and stand behind me.

VOA: standard.other

We need to challenge governments, decision-makers and community leaders to stand together to fight TB and eventually wipe out this devastating disease."

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

Notre Dame has ties to the Roman Catholic church, which has taken a strong anti-abortion stand.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

The Iraqi people are known for intelligence, hard-work and courage, and we will stand with you,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Khan says the flood waters and the debris affected the airport runway,a hospital, the office of the state-owned telephone company, the bus stand,and a paramilitary camp.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

"They just have too much impact." The White House has not taken a stand on the proposed legislation, focusing instead on President Obama's one-on-one discussions with Chinese leaders.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Here in the United States, stand-alone record stores have given way to such alternatives as digital downloading which now accounts for about 20 percent of all recorded music sales.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

The IMF says it has introduced reforms called stand-by arrangements (SBA) that would provide flexibility in lending to poorer countries, but Griffiths says they too would come with preconditions not imposed on wealthier states.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

Both sons look back with pride at their fathers. Both are also working to overcome suspicions that stand in the way of renewed U.S.-Russian cooperation to meet challenges that could confront their children.

VOA: standard.2010.05.07

In comments introducing the annual report, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States will always stand against religious-based discrimination and persecution, but that it strongly disagrees with those who would combat such problems by curbing free speech.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"You look for a banjo, then you look for a flat top guitar, got to have the stand-up bass, a fiddle works really well, and then you get the old mandolin in because a mandolin really has got some good sound to it too."

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

"To actually have a CD out there in stores is a dream come true. To actually be able to go to Wal-Mart, and see your face on the stand there, this is certainly a milestone for me personally and for my career."

VOA: standard.2010.04.09