He thought that this was evidence that the bottom of the ocean had been lifted up by powerful geological forces over long periods of time.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

He thought the boy should give up the sport.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

"Originally I thought the tourism sector would pick up very well in the last quarter of last year.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

U.S.Army Sergeant Jeremy Tormala, on his second tour of duty in Iraq, thought the elections gave a good indication that Iraqi forces will be up to the task.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

Though the dig,along a paved highway that was constructed in recent years complicating the work of the anthropologists had yet to yield any results after four days,Elena and the dozen or so family members of presumed victims thought to be buried here have refused to give up hope.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

we are human beings,'". Khalaf says that before working on this book, she never thought much about the death penalty, but she was deeply touched by reading the stories of men who often grew up in broken homes and who,as one inmate says, "became lost souls as children."

VOA: standard.2009.10.21