The abandoned buildings added to the experimental "fringe" feel of the event.

VOA: special.2009.08.05

War for the Union was abandoned.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library into a meeting place and tourist attraction, inspire a classic American town, bring together an entire region and eventually become famous around the world?

VOA: special.2009.02.23

There are fears that some low-lying communities may have to be abandoned in years to come because of flooding and erosion.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The reason: Pakistan's army felt abandoned when the U.S.lost interest in the region following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

Fifteen dead in a gun battle in Taxco. Fifty-five more at an abandoned silver mine near that same tourist town.

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

This woman named Artemia was abandoned by her smuggler in the desert and now she faces a dilemma.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

Police largely abandoned the main rally area, but officers continued to staff road blockades outside of the city.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Women unable to control their bladder and bowel movements are often abandoned or neglected by husbands and family.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

Some politicians claimed the United States had abandoned the region in order to repair relations with Russia, which strongly opposed the previous missile plan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The Zimbabwe dollar was abandoned after the inclusive government was formed,and Zimbabweans now mostly use U.S.dollars or South African rands for their business dealings.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

Yet they abandoned those they were responsible for, they were supposed to protect, and abandoned them even before any shot was fired at them."

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

He is struggling with dilemmas of where he fits into the world, dealing with stuff to do with his dad and why he was abandoned.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

"We've brought in tons of rubble that we get from other abandoned buildings."

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Mr.Toure recognized those who had worked on the legislation and assured them that this new code, nearly a decade in the making, was not being abandoned entirely.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

The Spaniards never found or they would have destroyed it," After the Incan civilization collapsed, the site was abandoned and the rainforest overgrew it for 400 years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

Rondeli said an important message of Clinton's trip is that it shows the United States has not abandoned Georgia, and will remain an influence in the region.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

In what critics deemed well-orchestrated political theater a controversial candidate abandoned further attempts to prevent arrest and turned himself in while a rowdy crowd of supporters cheered.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

It wasn't just the beauty of the polished stone block walls or the fact that this abandoned city sits atop a narrow ridge more than 2400 meters above sea level.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

But the prime minister also admits that in a country where HIV and AIDS victims are often abandoned by their families, fear of the disease could make it almost impossible to stop its spread.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

They were expecting a much stronger intervention by Obama last year,in 2009, when Obama stepped back from his demand for a complete settlement freeze and this led Palestinians to feel betrayed and abandoned."

VOA: standard.2010.05.03