He said that never before had he spoken to a group as troubled and worried as the one he spoke to now.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

"The peaches have ripened and should be picked,wife",said the old man, "Let us gather them now before the wind does our work for us."

VOA: special.2009.02.28

Most blamed the recession. The most recent student survey showed that just one-fifth of those who looked for jobs before graduation have one by now.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

And now,before my courage fails, I would ask you, to be mine in marriage.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

He says there is now some calm that did not exist before.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

The breaking up of the federal Union before,only threatened now,is attempted.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

"When I was talking about knowing if my business is viable or not, through a profit-and-loss model, I was like 'Wow,I didn't even know the word viable before, and now I do.'

VOA: special.2011.06.30

She says now every home has a phone,TV,fridge and washing machine, but before the '80s these were much rarer.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

He says the global economy must change to a sustainable system now before social issues and ecological degradation become overwhelming.

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

All across Haiti, families that struggled, before the earthquake, to feed themselves now find themselves with hungry guests.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

"We flew on it for a couple hours, and now it's 24 hours before we go fly again."

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

He says his government will continue to plead its case before its international partners because it needs their assistance now more than ever.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

It is time now for Barack Obama!" Kennedy was elected to the Senate in 1962, the year before the assassination of President Kennedy.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

That was before the blockade. Now she - and thousands of Gazans - depend on the United Nations - and Hamas - for subsistence.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16