Without drinking water, Victoria Switzer says, the house she hoped her grandchildren would visit won't be livable or saleable.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

But for all that, you can destroy my house without destroying me.

即便如此,你可以摧毁我的房屋但无法摧毁我本人

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"I thanked the president for his tremendous leadership, because without President Obama in the White House this victory would not have been possible.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Aung San Suu Kyi is on trial for violating the terms of her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American man to stay over without official permission.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

Congress recently passed Mr.Obama's $787 billion dollar economic recovery plan without a single Republican vote in the House of Representatives and with only three opposition-party votes in the Senate.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Aung San Suu Kyi is now on trial for allowing an uninvited guest to stay in her house without official permission and is expected to be sentenced to up to five years in prison.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

Scientists warn that without an agreement to reduce so-called green house gas emissions, global temperatures will continue to rise, with the catastrophic consequences of extreme weather events, the spread of drought and disease, and the extinction of plant and animal species.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

At an estimated $87 billion, the measure would expand health insurance coverage to about currently without it,create new private insurance marketplaces, And,like the slightly more expensive measure passed by the House of Representatives, it would end a practice by private insurance companies of denying coverage to individuals with existing health problems.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25