The military sounded confident that victory in its campaign to wipe out the Tamil Tigers is close at hand.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

He will place his hand on the same Bible that Lincoln used at his first inauguration in 1861.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

But now researchers led by Doctor Jonathan Winickoff at MassGeneral Hospital for Children in Boston are warning about what they call "third-hand smoke."

VOA: special.2009.01.07

This wall may work as well and last as long but it is not as pleasing to look at as the one built by hand.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

He looked out over the valley, then down at the papers in his hand.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

Of course,with signers,their first language has no written system at all, just hand gestures.

VOA: special.2011.04.13

"If we put a bureaucratic hand on this, we will stifle the capacity for modern technology to give us a better shot at the students learning the material."

VOA: special.2011.06.09

Giovanni looked down at his hand.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

The Lady in Black looked at it. She remembered the wave of anger that had come over her when she had reached out her hand and silenced the clock that night three months before.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

"So if they wanted to have a biopsy done, they had to arrive at the hospital with cash in their hand.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

It's obvious. On the other hand, if you only look at the environmental impact, you can hurt people's livelihoods."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

Tackling maternal mortality, on the other hand, requires that good quality care be quickly available at health clinics.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Mumbai-based film trade analyst and critic Komal Nahata says Bollywood film producers have long been enthusiastic about trying their hand at crossover cinema.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Occasionally, a face would appear for a few seconds at a screened hole in the canvas, or a cuffed hand could be seen waving.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25