And sometimes they add letters. For instance, they might call the nearby Patapsco River the "Patapsico."

VOA: special.2011.03.07

"In the U.S.,for instance, some researchers have projected that there may be a shortage of close to a million nurses by two thousand twenty."

VOA: special.2010.06.07

"We'll go into a restaurant for instance and previously it was, 'Where can I sit with my back to a wall?

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

In this vein, I am particularly heartened for instance to see how Nigeria started a dedicated anti-trafficking police and prosecution unit.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

The battle plan was also flawed; for instance,commandos were armed with paint guns because they expected passive resistance.

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

For instance, Stan is shirtless and ripples with muscles as he tends the goats on his dairy farm.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

For instance, she says signs of improvement can be seen in places such as Tanzania and Rwanda.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

For instance,he does not think women should defend their country and that men should protect their homeland.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

"We asked,for instance, how voters felt about some of his programs and again, they are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

"For instance, all of our food vending is done by non-profits: Churches,schools, other community organizations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

"For instance,using the word 'preclude' to mean 'precede.' Yeah,it sounds like 'precede,' but it means 'prevent.' And yet 'preclude' is not a particularly erudite term.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

Mr.Mousavi,for instance, would not have a chance to come to Press TV and talk.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

For instance, he says Mexican officials have no right to detain a migrant for not providing proper identification, a common practice in some parts of Mexico.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

"For instance,when Willy Brandt got the prize back in the 1970s, he launched Ostpolitik in Europe which was so important in what happened many years later.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09