Most of his time, though,was spent playing in unpaid jam sessions.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

More than two hours of that was spent watching TV.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Most of the money was spent of dredging equipment. But Tuman and others who live on the water say these machines rarely work and have not helped with the pollution problem.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

They argued that more than $12 billion was spent on Pakistan during the previous Bush administration with little to show for it - a point underscored by Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, in this exchange with Ambassador Holbrooke.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

It also found that the children's ability was not dependent on the amount of time they had spent in child care.

VOA: special.2010.11.30

Farrah Fawcett spent much of her career working hard to prove that she was more than just a pretty face.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

Niki de Saint Phalle was born in France, but spent much of her life in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.05.07

Dred Scott demanded his freedom, because of the years he had spent in places where slavery was illegal.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

Mr. Deng had spent 16 years living at a refugee camp in Kenya after his village was destroyed.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

He spent many years in a hospital when Hank was a boy.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

He thought his time was better spent having fun than studying.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

He was always very careful with the money he spent.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

He was very happy. But,Al spent too much money.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

She was arrested and spent four months in prison.

VOA: special.2010.02.28

The Canadian public invested heavily in Own the Podium with $117 million spent, of it was taxpayer dollars.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Despite billions being spent on aviation security since 911, security was breached on Christmas Day as the trans-Atlantic flight from Amsterdam approached Detroit.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Within weeks,the Communist Party leadership resigned, and dissident writer Vaclav Havel, who had spent years in prison, was named president on December 29,1989.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

Madni was moved on to the detention center at Guantanamo Bay where he spent six years.

VOA: standard.2009.07.28