He said the eighteen twenty compromise worked -- not because Congress passed it -- but because the states agreed to it.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

This is not because it has diamonds but because it believes it is the jewel of the western Rocky Mountains.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

She says high school students respect her because they know she was able to attend college because of Hoop Dreams.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

Sometimes,people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person's feelings.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

Then, he finished a study program in non-profit management because he wanted to do something different with his life.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

Some educators in Massachusetts say adopting the proposal will hurt their students because the state standards are even higher.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

I shall come at you with everything I've got, because the limelight can only shine on one of us."

VOA: special.2009.02.20

But later he chose surgery, because it lets him have more time to decide how to help his patients.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

Miz Mead received such honors because she added greatly to public knowledge of cultures and traditions in developing countries.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

Experts say one reason more people are dying from cancer is because more people are smoking cigarettes in developing countries.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

But it lacked financial support. Mary said the lack of support was because of "good men's fear of greatness in women."

VOA: special.2010.06.27

She told me her mother was killed in the games because she had hidden the egg that produced her.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

They are not accepted in Thai schools because they are not citizens of the country and do not speak Thai.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

He also produced the thirteen-part series, "From the Earth to the Moon" because of his support for human space travel.

VOA: special.2011.06.17