It was named Song of the Year at the Austin Music Awards, the closing event of the South by Southwest Music conference.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

To receive in the closing pages of your book one word of recognition for this aspiration, if it were possible for you to give such recognition honestly, would hearten all who believe in American ideals.

其实，在座的很多人,也认同这个，如果我们所有人都持有这种理想,并让其作为星星之火，得以燎原的话,那美国式的理想。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I think it's very hard to raise the definition of accredited investors because the minute you do that you're closing large numbers of people out from their ability to invest in hedge funds and they don't like that; they feel insulted, so there was a lot of angry reaction.

我认为要提高,合资格投资者的门槛很难,因为一旦实施,大量的投资者将被拒之门外,这些有能力投资对冲基金的人们,可不会开心,他们会觉得被侮辱了并因此而恼怒

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Since the closing of the Bank of the United States, the government had kept its money in a number of state banks.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Both automakers, which are facing bankruptcy, received more than $17 billion in government aid during the closing days of the Bush administration.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

And he knows, and all of us know, that he is participating in the closing borders and is participating in the siege."

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

A US state department report has called on Sri Lanka to investigate alleged rights abuses in the closing stages of the conflict, and punish those responsible.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

In the closing event, Shelly-Ann Fraser jumped out of the starting blocks and never trailed as she crossed the finish line in a world-leading time of 10.73 seconds.

VOA: standard.2009.08.18

The State Department says if the Sri Lankan government really is interested, as it says it is, in post-war reconciliation, it should investigate alleged abuses in the closing months of the conflict and bring to justice those responsible.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

"I am confident and hopeful that he will now - getting this clear message from both the House and Senate on the appropriations bill - begin to rethink the appropriateness of an arbitrary timeline for the closing of Guantanamo,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

One of the questions I've asked is: are safe sex,condoms and antiretroviral drugs a sufficient response to the health catastrophes that we face? The debate and anger over the issue drew the attention of former South African President Nelson Mandela, who spoke at the closing ceremonies.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

They were disappointed with decisions like sending more troops to Afghanistan and not closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

Over the last five years, the city has reduced its public workforce and taken other steps like closing fire stations and swimming pools.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

In a striking closing scene, the ocean expert Sylvia Earle talks about the importance of protecting the beautiful world that lives under the sea.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

He also had to learn how to attach a clasp for opening and closing the bracelet.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

Also,this year the law will start closing what is known as "the doughnut hole."

VOA: special.2010.03.24

"So it's closing the door on innovation by locking in a national,uniform bureaucratic system.

VOA: special.2011.06.09

And there is zero research that says closing the school necessarily helps those children."

VOA: special.2010.03.18

The lawyers also make opening and closing statements to the jury.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

The judge is expected to hear closing arguments next month.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

Opening and closing it changes the temperature too much.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

Mr.Besson says the French government will be closing more migrant camps, along the coast, in the coming weeks.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The United Nations says it is closing its offices in Pakistan temporarily, while it assesses the security situation.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

Some polling stations stayed open late Friday on the first day of the balloting because voters were still in line at closing time.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

The government has even explored the possibility of closing schools to stem the spread of the virus.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Under the state of emergency, Thai authorities are closing hundreds of Web sites as well as newspapers and broadcasters opposed to the government.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

A broader notion of balance is appropriate,including closing the development gap between advanced and developing countries,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

But immigrant rights activists claim that closing the Calais camp does not solve France's illegal immigration problem, because many illegals simply move down the coast.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The Obama administration says it is not closing the door to eventual dialogue with Iran on such issues as its support of terrorism and nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

At a closing press event Clinton said the U.S.commitment to the region.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05