"It wasn't that important. But when I married, it was always a dozen red roses from my husband.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

"I always thought submarines were amazing and it wasn't really something that was open to women when I came to the Naval Academy.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

"We realized pretty early on that it wasn't going to just be a marketing function, that there also needed to be a legal function involved with it.

VOA: special.2011.07.22

He used to worry so much about playing South By Southwest showcases and impressing the right people that it wasn't fun.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

The worst part of it was that I thought I wasn't gonna be able to stop.

VOA: standard.other

"I think it is fair that in calling some of the warlords in her parliament 'dogs' probably wasn't a very popular thing to do.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

"(It comes) from a comic book that has had three lives and wasn't necessarily successful, but I love the idea that it refused to die.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

It wasn't a predictable next move and that for me was all the right signs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

"That has never been the case." "When I worked on the Hill it wasn't the case and I don't think it has developed since then.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

It wasn't until just a few years ago that I tasted real bread.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

It wasn't so business-like that it was uncomfortable or difficult or surprising.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

Dad, it wasn't his fault. You could've been killed.You understand that?

VOA: standard.other

It wasn't just the beauty of the polished stone block walls or the fact that this abandoned city sits atop a narrow ridge more than 2400 meters above sea level.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

"It is clear that he was keener than the official policy on engaging and negotiating with the Taliban, so that could be connected with it or potentially the new government wanting someone who maybe wasn't as closely linked with the previous government here in the U.K."

VOA: standard.2010.06.22