However,piracy had decreased in the Straits of Malacca and the eastern Indian Ocean where it has traditionally been a problem.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

Traditionally,the president does not fill federal jobs in a state until he discusses them with the senators from that state.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

Traditionally, women in the African nation work with long grasses to make the thatched roofs that cover houses.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

A few billion will also go to schools that traditionally serve minorities and to help two-year community colleges.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

Another event that traditionally takes place on the National Mall this weekend is the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

In India, leprosy has traditionally been considered a punishment for something bad done in a former life.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

On Veterans Day,the president traditionally lays a wreath of flowers next to the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington.

VOA: special.2009.11.14

American children traditionally first learn to print, then to write in cursive, which connects the letters.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

They offer professional training and traditionally cost a lot less than programs at four-year schools.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

The idea is to replace some of the portland cement traditionally used in making concrete.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

Americans traditionally celebrate their nation's freedom with giant public parties and fireworks at night.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

A funeral with full military honors traditionally includes a caisson to transport the body.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

Populists wanted producers to have some of the political power traditionally held by non-producers.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

But the rec Industries that traditionally use lots of men have suffered deep cuts.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

Others are chosen for their smell. Still others were used traditionally for health reasons.

VOA: special.2010.06.01