But it was not. It was written in a very general way that left the courts to decide what the law really said.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

He could design battle plans that left the enemy no choice other than surrender and defeat.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

The next year,Les Paul had a serious car accident that left him with severe injuries.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

More than 1,000 residents have fled their homes in Southern Senegal after an ambush that left six Senegalese soldiers dead last Friday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

But the offensive failed. Kony and his men subsequently launched a killing spree that left more than 1,000 people dead in eastern Congo.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

The Marriot was hit by a suicide bomber in 2003, a blast that left 12 dead.

VOA: standard.2009.07.17

The attack in Paktika province sparked a long battle that left two U.S.soldiers dead.

VOA: standard.2009.07.04

Anti-government militia activity in the U.S.reached a peak in the early 1990s following a clash between law enforcement agencies and an armed religious group in Waco,Texas that left more than 70 people dead.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

Galligan spoke on the CBS Early Show. The attorney declined to answer any questions about Hasan's alleged shooting spree that left 13 people dead and dozens wounded, or what may have motivated the attack.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Lincoln also needed the support of the four slave states that had not left the Union: Delaware,Kentucky,Maryland and Missouri.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

On February eighth, Los Angeles police arrested Chris Brown after a fight that reportedly left injuries on his girlfriend,Rihanna.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

At the time that Miss Jordan left Congress, there were widespread reports that failing health was the cause for her decision.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

One argument against the comet theory is that a comet would have left a large hole in the Earth's surface.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

He landed in California. He left a hole so deep that to this day it is known as Death Valley.

VOA: special.2009.11.28