It is usually much better to prevent a problem from happening than it is to find ways to solve it.

VOA: special.2009.08.30

The great wealth taken from the gold and silver mines was usually invested in other businesses: shipping,railroads,factories, stores,land companies.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

Yet insurance usually costs too much for a farmer with as little as a hectare or two of land.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

And the animals usually avoid their own waste, so that reduces the amount of good grazing space even more.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

"I usually get together with a daughter and a granddaughter and we go out to dinner and exchange gifts.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

An astronaut who does work outside the space shuttle usually is wearing more than seventeen pieces of protective equipment.

VOA: special.2011.04.06

Health officials say these numbers usually increase during this time of year as more Americans cook and eat outdoors.

VOA: special.2011.06.17

"My name is Seth Montuori. I was adopted. I usually go up to my grandpa's and my grandma's house.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

Sharp words from a teacher,for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet on the ground.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

You can usually find good clay in low areas of islands or land, especially if volcanoes helped form the land.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

The researchers found the presence of carbon thirteen, a version of the carbon atom that is usually found in space.

VOA: special.2009.09.30

Natural gas stoves or gas water heaters are usually connected to a device that safely expels the gas from the home.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

Some applicants contact many. An important part of the application usually is the Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

A "run on the bank" usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.

VOA: special.2009.04.26