Before the old man and old woman could stop it, the basket of babies was swept out of the boat.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

On Monday,the foundation demanded the reinstatement of the video or it said it will stop giving money to Smithsonian exhibitions.

VOA: special.2010.12.15

It did not have enough soldiers to stop any real attempt by Confederate forces to seize the city.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Earlier this month Coca-Cola said it would stop selling sugary drinks in American schools unless parents requested them.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

I had forgotten to add more oil to the drop of water to stop it from drying.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Nothing much can stop it. Americans still use the expression "to bulldoze" but mainly in political situations.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

He says the fields will be treated to kill the fungus and to stop it from spreading.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

That it was necessary to stop - for a while - all payments in gold or silver.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

The group says it could be hard to stop experimental organisms from entering the natural environment.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

Archivist Constance Potter says genealogy can be addictive: once you start, it is hard to stop.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

In the summer months, the terrible desert heat slowed the work but did not stop it.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

It is probably clay if it holds together instead of falling apart when you stop pressing.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

It seems that efforts to belittle the word did not stop people from using it.

VOA: special.2010.08.08