It is often a winning card. In one kind of poker game, the first card to each player is given face down.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

That gave the southern states one hundred days to end their rebellion, or face the destruction of slavery.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

His statements came one day before Arab foreign ministers are set to meet in Cairo to decide whether to endorse face-to-face negotiations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

"I don't care what happens, I hope I am alive to really look into Obasanjo's face one day and ask him to tell the world the truth about what happened.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

He said girls in one Dakar school explained to him some of the daily challenges they face, such as the lack of bathrooms in the school, bullying from boys, and a lack of textbooks.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

I am sure Nigeria is one of , and we must get ready to face those new cases being forecast by the World Health Organization. Dr.Ahmed says the most common cancers among those expected to increase are of the breast, cervix,colon,lungs and prostate.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16