Before leaving, his men set fire to the city.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

The singer fell ill before her official set, but carried on to perform several showcases of her soul-Afropop blend.

VOA: standard.2010.04.07

They said developed nations had to set targets to curb greenhouse-gas emissions before they would negotiate on other issues.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

Just moments before he opened the meeting with the governors, the White House released a new set of proposals for health-care reform.

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

There are only three shuttle flights remaining before the fleet is set to be retired, later this year.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

His statements came one day before Arab foreign ministers are set to meet in Cairo to decide whether to endorse face-to-face negotiations.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

But there is little science before he races. Like many athletes, Weibrecht has a set of superstitious routines.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

The latest Taliban violence occurred 10 days before Afghanistan is set to go to the polls.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

The disarmament of the country's former rebel factions, set to be completed two months before the vote, is also reported to be behind schedule.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Before returning to the talks they said developed nations are trying to sideline the Kyoto Protocol a legally binding deal that set reduction targets for 2012.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

The changes were needed for the shuttle to leave the station before the arrival of a Russian Soyuz rocket, which is set to launch on March 26.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

The $2.4 billion figure approved by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis is $350 million less than last year's amount, which was set before the full effects of the world economic slump were known.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

The visit by Secretary of State Clinton to Iraq comes on the heels of a wave of bloody suicide-bombings which threaten to destabilize the country, just weeks before U.S.troops are set to withdraw from major Iraqi cities.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25