In the weeks before her death she won her twenty-ninth Blues Music Award, the most for any artist ever.

VOA: special.2009.06.12

It is always a good idea to keep a lot of necessary supplies in the home even before winter begins.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

Gather and tie the leaves over the head, and do not wait for the buds to separate before harvesting.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

The writers of the study have called for stronger rules requiring cattle to be treated before being sold at market.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

Decreases in barometric pressure two to three days before the visit also appeared to trigger headaches, but to a lesser extent.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

This week America's top military officer expressed support for the proposal at a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

Spreading mulch before the ground has frozen may attract small animals searching for a warm place to spend the winter.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

A major reform of the American system of health care and insurance has moved farther in Congress than ever before.

VOA: special.2009.11.13

The researcher said that before the body begins to freeze, cold can cause changes in brain chemistry which lead to hallucinations.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

He was interested in British Common Law, because his family had come to America from England many years before.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

It was Richard Nixon who brought home most of the troops before South Vietnam fell to the north in nineteen seventy-five.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

They were told to use the gels twelve hours before sexual intercourse and again within twelve hours after sex.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

Three days before his death, he joined volunteers at his yearly event to give toys to needy children in Augusta,Georgia.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

Both became lawyers. They each served in the Illinois state legislature before serving one term in the United States Congress.

VOA: special.2009.07.24