Robert Frost stood in the cold sunlight that day, his white hair blowing in the wind.

VOA: special.2011.04.10

As they got close to the area, one man stood in the street blocking their way.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

As he stood in the open car, an extremist named John Schrank ran up to him, pulled a gun from his coat, and fired a bullet into Roosevelt's chest.

VOA: special.2010.09.16

Two Confederate forts stood in Grant's way.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

And it has stood in contrast to the way Barack Obama campaigned in 2008."

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

Supporters of the bill were there too. Jesse Jackson - a veteran of the civil rights movement - stood in the shadow of the Capital as a witness to history.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

Things cannot be as bad as they seem." He stood over the body of his wife in the disappearing light.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

He stood up against racism and did not permit anyone to be treated differently in his presence.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

I stood up and argued about silly things, in a high voice and with violent hand movements.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and gave one of the most famous speeches in American History.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

The day was very hot, and Taylor stood for a long time in the burning sun.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

Facing Cemetery Hill, the Confederates stood shoulder to shoulder in a line almost two kilometers long.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

As they stood talking, a man dressed in a long black cape came down the street.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

With forty seconds left in the game the crowd stood and began shouting "One thousand!One thousand!"

VOA: special.2009.03.20

As I stood watching him, a rifle fired in the distance, then another and another.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

They stood silently, with tears in their eyes, as the train moved slowly past.

VOA: special.2010.01.07

She stood hand in hand with Ransie and listened to the reuniting words.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

Andrew Jackson stood beside Martin Van Buren as the new president was sworn-in.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

For years,the Central Intelligence Agency stood at the forefront of U.S.efforts to extract information from terror suspects in the post-9/11 era.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24