It said: "I now request to meet with you at such time and place as you may name to discuss the terms of the surrender of this army."

VOA: special.2009.12.17

And for passengers, such as Manzoor Hussain and his family, the situation has cost them time they can never get back.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

Market experts such as Warawoot say the rising price of gold shows that role is not about to end any time soon.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

"Once he has it, he intends to hold on to it until such time as the president and his national security team are ready to consider it."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

At the same time, skyrocketing rates of kidney failure, caused by diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, make it urgent to offer more - and more sophisticated - transplants.

VOA: standard.2010.05.30

In the study,patients who received lower doses of steroids by mouth spent less time in the hospital, and their risk of side effects such as glaucoma, high blood pressure and edema, or swelling in the legs, was reduced.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

The G20,which includes major industrialized powers in the Group of Eight plus developing nations with significant economies such as China and India, agreed to a specific time line for deficit reduction, while giving governments flexibility to adjust the pace of changes based on their own situations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27