To win the presidential election of eighteen sixty, the Republican Party had decided it needed a man of the people.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

You may win a lot of money in a lottery, then spend it all in a few days.

VOA: special.2009.06.07

And they were sure Lincoln and his Republicans would soon win control of Congress and the Supreme Court.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

If your combination of numbers is chosen, you win a huge amount of money often in the millions.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

The delegates agreed that a man must win two-thirds of the convention's votes to be the party's candidate.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

The expression was first used in the southern part of the United States to describe the use of force to win an election.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

The expression may be used to describe a politician's last campaign, his final attempt to win the cheers and votes of the people.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Presidents are judged on their ability to quickly demonstrate leadership and win congressional approval of their proposals.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

He scored one of two goals for his team in the win against the Los Angeles Galaxy.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

They believed the South wanted to win Mexican territory for the purpose of spreading and strengthening slavery.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

What a feeling it must be to win all of the money at a gambling table!

VOA: special.2009.10.11

They needed just one more victory to win the best-of-seven games series and the NBA title.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

While she did not win, the nomination gave her music a whole new level of attention.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

He says Democrats now see a much better chance to win some of those races.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

The University of Tennessee women's basketball team will attempt to win its ninth national championship.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

Fremont could not expect to win any votes in the slave states of the South.

VOA: special.2009.05.07