For years,rich slave owners had talked of taking the southern states out of the Union to save their way of life.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

The family hopes the music will attract attention to the need for taking good care of the earth and its seas.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

After taking a few photographs of the sign, we turn the car around and follow Whitehead Street to number nine-oh-seven.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

George Washington was the first president to place his hand on a Christian Bible when taking the oath of office.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

But when the others finally asked his opinion, he admitted that he wanted to continue taking care of the baby himself.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

Today,a fall guy is anyone who is tricked into taking the blame for the crime or wrongdoing of someone else.

VOA: special.2010.02.21

But this month, millions of people around the world will turn their attention to the games taking place in Vancouver,British Columbia.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Today we tell about a wave of crime taking place in the warm waters off the east coast of Africa.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Some experiments are already taking place in the mine at a depth of about one thousand five hundred meters.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

Presumably,he will be taking the oath of office shortly, and become the thirty-sixth president of the United States."

VOA: special.2009.08.16

He became interested in the idea of sanitation after taking part in a research project on the social and political development of cities.

VOA: special.2010.03.15

For the first time she seemed to be taking a rest from the tiring act of thought.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Still,Andy and Jeff often spoke about the trouble of cutting open envelopes and taking the money out.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

Many senators opposed it. They said taking control of the Dominican Republic would cost too much money.

VOA: special.2010.02.18