Doctor Nusslein-Volhard has said she hopes life will become easier for women scientists in Germany while Angela Merkel is the chancellor.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

One description said it was like sitting in the driver's seat of a small car, while wearing two heavy raincoats.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

He said it was not right for one man to receive so much public honor, while he received none.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany would temporarily close seven nuclear power centers while energy policy is reconsidered.

VOA: special.2011.03.18

The report said the residents were attempting to do as much work in the shorter time as they had done while working more hours.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

Mary said it was while teaching at Buckland that she first thought of founding a private school open to daughters of farmers and skilled workers.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

He said the North could look on in safety while the actions of some of its people were producing flames of bitterness throughout the southern states.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

He said his deputies needed it for protection while patrolling desolate areas where drug and immigrant smugglers have been spotted.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

They also said the Office for Artists' Royalties was unfairly targeting them while not pursuing other media companies.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

In a statement read to the court, he said that while he had no fear of death, he was frightened of pain.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

Clinton said while the U.S. would talk with Burma's military rulers, sanctions would remain in place until Burma shows concrete progress towards reform.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Amr Moussa said that while the stories include interesting historical ideas, that time is done and gone.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

Iraqi military spokesman General Qassim Ata said while militants tried to scare people away, they failed.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

Secretary Gates said that while the missile shield was never a threat to Russia, the new configuration will likely allay some of Moscow's concerns.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

He said while the November figures are good news, there is not much more to celebrate.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

Election officials said the main opposition party, The Botswana National Front, won six parliamentary seats while a splinter group, the Botswana Congress Party,won five.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

While NATO officials gave no specific timeline for the drawdown, Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said it could take place by next January.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

He said technicians are confident that they have fixed the hydrogen leak, which was found while NASA crews were filling the shuttle's external fuel tank.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

President Obama said that while immigration is vital for America's future, illegal immigration cannot continue.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

Senator Alexander said while the U.S. gets only 20 percent of its power from nuclear energy, France has shown the way in using nuclear power.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

Mr.Obama said that even while hoping for the best, the federal government is prepared for the worst, if the spill from the underwater well continues.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

While he says the deadly incident is being thoroughly investigated, Mr.Brown said the so-called partnering program of training Afghan police and soldiers will go on.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

While Mr.Cameron said he was only speaking frankly, Pakistanis were outraged, and President Asif Ali Zardari let it be known he was coming here to speak frankly in return.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Lebanon said the Israelis had crossed into Lebanese territory while trying to prune a cypress tree for better visibility, and that the army acted in self-defense against Israeli "aggression."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04