Many programs cost up to one thousand dollars or more, though some are available for poor families.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

So he took his rope out though some say it was a huge rattlesnake and lassoed Sue to catch her and bring her down to Earth.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

The books were a great success even though some critics did not like them.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

The Tea Party activists are generally targeting Democrats and supporters of President Obama in their rallies, though some critics find their rhetoric harsh and,in some cases,threatening.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

So far,the answer is no. Even though some of Louisiana's quarter-million hectares of rice farms are located within shouting distance of bespoiled marshes, rice ponds rely on fresh water from wells and rainfall - not saltwater that,even without oil, would kill tender plants.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

"It ranged from looking at me when I would ask a question as though something was very strange and then some other student would ask the same question and the teacher would say, 'This is an astute observation.' (SAYING...) Despite a gradual increase in women graduating with undergraduate and graduate degrees in science fields, the gap between men and women remains significant in the U.S.workplace.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

At the same time,though, the two scientists found that the protein can also support the growth of cancer in some cells.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

At the same time, though, the two scientists found that the protein can also support the growth of cancer in some cells.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

She says the stories did contain some truth,though, which is that Brown went West to follow a dream and that dream came true.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Some had been sentenced to death, though none had been executed already.

VOA: special.2009.10.03

And though I now sink out of view and shall be forgotten, I believe I have made some marks which will tell for the cause of civil liberty long after I have gone."

VOA: special.2009.06.11

"Even though I'm blind I love to go see movies. Some theaters have these transmitters that you can check out at the front desk where you buy your tickets, and there is an audio track that provides description for the movies.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

There were even real pigeons perched in some of the windows - though the birds were stuffed.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Here in Juarez, people with flu-like symptoms have formed long lines outside of some clinics and hospitals, even though there have been no confirmed cases of swine flu here.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30