He caught a cold, which became pneumonia.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

It was the debut single from his latest album,Defying Gravity, which became his first release to top the Billboard 200.

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

Palin made her share of political gaffes during the campaign, which became fodder for late-night comedians on television.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

He earned his first Grammy with the Spanish version of his 1992 debut album, which became the best-selling Latin album that year.

VOA: standard.2010.04.02

He also became managing editor, which expanded his influence over the program.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

The Gibson Guitar Company debuted its first Les Paul model in 1952, which later became the instrument of choice for rock musicians such as Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

We are encouraging and appealing to the president to make real on his promise which he made during his campaign in 2006 that if he became president he was going to repeal this law,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

But selling the proposed budget on Capitol Hill became harder after Friday's report from the Congressional Budget Office, which projects significantly higher budget deficits than the administration estimates over the next decade, adding trillions of dollars to the national debt.

VOA: standard.2009.03.22