Now,there came to my ears a low,dull,quick sound, such as a watch makes when inside a piece of cotton.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

It could mean the soldier himself. It could mean things given to soldiers when they joined the military such as weapons,equipment or clothes.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

"When I went to the South and met the kind of people who were fighting in such an unglamorous fashion, I mean, fighting to just get someplace to sit and get a sandwich.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

What was particularly disconcerting to Flores was that even when studies were adjusted for such things as income, the differences remained.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

What do they know and when do they know it? Such questions have researchers monitoring babies' brains to find out.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

Many in the country's urban elite and middle class routinely use such insults when referring to rural residents.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

I do not believe we can come to simple conclusions when it comes to the cause and effects of such a complex disorder as autism."

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

Robin Hodess says creating a new anti-corruption body is common practice when confronted with corruption, but that the track record of such bodies is mixed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

President Obama did not use the word "democracy" when speaking about Afghanistan on Friday, although he spoke of such democratic principles as elections and human rights.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Whether such an agreement is negotiated will only be known when the world's leaders convene in Copenhagen for the United Nations climate change summit early next month.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

That amount of time is starting to come down. We were also quite surprised when we first started looking at vaccines that they were such a life-saving advance.

VOA: standard.2010.01.29

"It's times like that when you have such great pride in Americans, when you see somebody do something like that for a smaller sport, certainly a prominent sport, where they needed that funding.

VOA: standard.2010.02.21

He made a few blatant public relations gaffes, such as saying he would like to get his life back, after 11 people had been killed when the drilling rig exploded in April and oil continued to gush into the Gulf.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Chan says governments around the world are far more prepared to deal with a pandemic now than they were five years ago when the far more lethal She adds it is fortunate the current because the world is not prepared to deal with such a toxic and deadly virus.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29