Van Buren rejected the offer. He said he wanted to be elected by the people.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

You refused the offer of great riches to keep the babies with you.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

Anderson discussed the offer with his officers and then wrote his answer.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

Secretary of State William Seward quickly prepared a treaty accepting the offer.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

At first, Texas President Sam Houston refused the offer.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

Britain refused the offer. The United States offered again.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

The offer was given to Britain's minister in Washington.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

President Polk withdrew the offer.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

Spain refused the offer.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

Clinton said in the absence of an Iranian reply, it is premature to talk about what may happen if Tehran ultimately rejects the offer.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The offer of talks comes nearly a year after New Delhi virtually put on hold a peace dialogue between the two countries following last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, which India blamed on terrorists based in Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The offer came after opposition leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif asked for an end to executive rule in Punjab, the dropping of the judicial ruling that banned he and his brother from holding elected office and the restoration of an independent judiciary.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

Mount Holyoke College was the first college to offer women the same kind of education as was offered to men.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

Volvo was the first automobile manufacturer to offer the modern seat belt as a permanent addition to its cars.

VOA: special.2010.02.09