She would use this comment when advice seekers seemed to be denying situations that made them unhappy or uncomfortable.

VOA: special.2011.04.24

Automatic faucets use an electronic sensor to start and stop the flow of water when people wash their hands.

VOA: special.2011.04.06

There are plans for improved versions of the Soleckshaw, and to use them when New Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games next year.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

She and her best friend still use it, especially when they do not want their children to know what they are talking about.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

Now to the wordplay. Commentators and bloggers often use the word "gate" when a politician is accused of trying to hide the truth.

VOA: special.2011.07.16

We use the expression to clown around when we talk about someone playing tricks and making jokes.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Several lawmen in the Old West had learned to use their weapons when they were criminals.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

When bad weather prevented navigators from seeing the sun,moon or stars, they had to use a method called "dead reckoning" to find the ship's position.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

In many countries, it is possible to buy and use a special device that will warn when harmful levels of carbon monoxide are in the area.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

Doctors use drugs to treat melanoma when it has already spread.

VOA: special.2010.07.06

The controversy started on December 31, when the Malaysian High Court allowed Roman Catholics to use "Allah" to refer to God.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

In the final stage, they use the pictorial representations to explain the mathematics, like when we add 313 plus 516.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

They also encourage people to work from home on a regular basis and use mass transit when they do commute.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

That's the kind of letter people use to write when they went off to Vietnam in my era."

VOA: standard.2010.04.27