He arrived with a lot of money. He later lost all his money in a very bad financial deal.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

I do not know what else to do but make the best of a bad deal and shake hands over it."

VOA: special.2009.06.27

The situation was so bad,Calhoun said, that the South could not -- with honor and safety -- remain in the Union.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

"Get it down," he said. "Take chances.It may be bad, but that's the only way you can do anything good."

VOA: special.2010.01.03

They also said it was a bad idea for the United States to take control of any nation in the Caribbean.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

A reputation -- what people think of you, good or bad -- is built one message at a time.

VOA: special.2011.07.22

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says several agencies are looking into the way banks have been processing bad loans.

VOA: special.2010.10.22

The World Health Organization says the problem with counterfeit medicines is especially bad in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

VOA: special.2010.02.22

We talked last week about counterfeit medicines and how the problem is especially bad in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

California's finances have become so bad, this month the state began to buy goods and services with promises to pay later.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

Violence and displacements of people were especially bad in Sudan,Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

But any American growers or home gardeners hoping for an early spring this year just got some bad news.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

Things cannot be as bad as they seem." He stood over the body of his wife in the disappearing light.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

And this traditional business model has not worked very well on the Internet, especially not in a bad economy.

VOA: special.2009.04.20