Twenty years after the Civil War, the Unitedbl States had become one of the leading industrial nations of the world.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

In eighteen thirty-five, the Methodist Church held a group camp meeting in what was to become the town of Oak Bluffs.

VOA: special.2011.07.25

Many American lawmakers, including President Obama, believe the green industry will become a way out of poverty for economically troubled communities.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

Larsson and the writers he worked with would quickly become the target of threats and hateful criticism from neo-Nazi groups.

VOA: special.2010.08.18

He wanted to see Confederate soldiers go back to their homes to become peaceful citizens of a united country.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

She has since become a fierce supporter of literary freedom and is part of several organizations that fight censorship.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

However,the national social security law established a system that would grow and become a central part of American life.

VOA: special.2011.04.07

Ting-Chi Wang says the online stories are part of the MOCA collection that she hopes will become part of the permanent exhibit.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

By the middle nineteen fifties, Doctor Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

On that same day, Abraham Lincoln left his home in Illinois to become president of the United States.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

Health experts say cancer will become the leading cause of death in the world by the year 2010.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

By the time John was 30 years old, he had become one of the leaders of his town.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

Presumably,he will be taking the oath of office shortly, and become the thirty-sixth president of the United States."

VOA: special.2009.08.16

The North must remain the dictator of the republic until the spirit of the North shall become the spirit of the whole country.

VOA: special.2010.01.21