(APPLAUSE) The evening continued with the granting of degrees and much post commencement revelry among family and friends of the graduates.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

"As the engagement went on and the enemy continued with strong fire, air support was called for."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

"We all agree, " Lincoln continued, "that the so-called seceded states are out of their correct relation with the Union.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

And they continued to play together, with a seven year break, until nineteen ninety-nine.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

Bob Feller continued his connection with the Cleveland Indians as a "goodwill ambassador."

VOA: special.2011.01.09

Les Paul continued to experiment with different recording methods.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

Boothman continued weekly lessons with Duncan for thirteen years.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

"If children were exclusively breastfed for six months, continued to breastfeed up to two years, with appropriate additional food from six months onwards, we could save 1.5 million children under five years of age out the 8.8 million that we estimate to die currently every year."

VOA: special.2010.08.04

But with continued bad weather and ruined snow, workers were finding that their feet were going through gaps in the snow.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

Burma's military rulers cite ongoing fighting with ethnic insurgent groups in the country to partly justify their continued grip on power.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19

Internet use continued to expand. Most people said they watch several television news sources, with Al Jazeera as their first choice.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

Gunfire and explosions continued Saturday as protesters for a third day clashed with security forces surrounding their camp.

VOA: standard.2010.05.15

President Barack Obama continued his outreach to the Muslim world in April with a visit to Turkey.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

Elvis continued to have success in the 1970s, but his abusive drug habit and a grinding tour schedule soon caught up with him.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

Secretary Clinton met with President Dos Santos in Luanda where she said Angola's continued economic growth depends on good governance and strong democratic institutions.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

Irma continued to have success on both the pop and R&B charts in the 1960s,with her biggest hit coming in 1964, Wish Someone Would Care.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

The arrest of hundreds of demonstrators continued Thursday, with more detentions reported in Karachi.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Rescuers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs continued their search for survivors Saturday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

The saga continued last year with New Moon,and now in Eclipse, headstrong high school student Bella Swan affirms her love for classmate Edward Cullen, a soulful and very pale teenager.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

"I don't think it is surprising that al-Qaida would want to shift attention away from the president's historic efforts, and continued efforts, to reach out and have an open dialogue with the Muslim world,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

But in an economy that has lost jobs for 23 consecutive months, Hall noted that long-term unemployed continued to grow, rising by 293,000 to 5.9 million, with little change in the number of Americans employed part-time but seeking full-time work.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

A senior Middle East analyst with the International Crisis Group in Jerusalem,Rob Blecher, says frustration over continued expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the general lack of progress toward achieving a Palestinian state,has prompted the Palestinian leadership to look for new strategies.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03