Some may have been trying to get permits approved before building codes changed this month in California, Pennsylvania and New York.

VOA: special.2011.01.24

This means you should not risk losing something you have by trying to get more of something you do not have.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

Experts are trying to learn how to grow and protect some of the very unusual plants that live in Haleakala.

VOA: special.2010.09.08

Lately there have been accusations that some private, competitive liberal arts colleges are trying to avoid being seen as "too female."

VOA: special.2009.11.19

"I always tried to get like the coolest ones, like the Pokeman ones and trying to give them out to everybody.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

One Confederate officer, trying to prevent his troops from moving back, pointed to a group led by General T.J.Jackson of Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

Also keep in mind that websites may be operated by businesses and groups that are trying to sell products and services.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

"This year a lot of stores are trying to reduce prices to help bring customers in during this time of recession.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

"I drive everyone crazy trying to get the sound that I hear in my head to come out of the speakers.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

We also agree that what the government is trying to do is get these states back into their correct relation.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

I'm trying to travel as much as possible and discover the city I've been living in for three years."

VOA: special.2010.06.18

His theory was that Martians were trying to bring water to the warm areas near the equator of the planet.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

"His arrest was made," Lincoln said, "because he was trying with some successto prevent men from entering the army.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

So I felt the story of a nation trying to industrialize C almost overnight C was perfect for me."

VOA: special.2009.05.10