Their owners would follow them and try to return them to slavery by force.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

It is also the first time that the government allowed refugees to return to areas which were formerly controlled by the rebels.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

taped before a studio audience and seen by millions on television, planted the seed for his dramatic return.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

Having conquered the pop world, Jon decided to return to his jazz roots, inspired by such crooners as Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Joe Williams.

VOA: standard.2010.04.02

Mr.Zelaya announced his return to Tegucigalpa on Monday, three months after he was seized by security forces and taken out of the country by airplane.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Astronauts began their first full day in space by inspecting the heat shield to ensure the shuttle is safe to return to Earth in two weeks.

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

At a photo session with Mr.Arias, a Nobel peace laureate tasked by the OAS with mediating the conflict, Clinton said it is imperative that Mr.Zelaya's return not lead to violence.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The U.S.envoy said he will return to the region in the near future to try to build on momentum generated by the Israeli gesture toward a resumption of negotiations with the Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Rajesh Jain, a stock market analyst in Mumbai, says there is widespread optimism that India's economy, which is largely driven by domestic demand, will return to high growth rates faster than other countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

The Saudis said they will not make concessions beyond a 2002 Arab plan put forth by King Abdullah which offered recognition in exchange for Israel's return of the occupied territories and allowance of a Palestinian state.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

The Spanish picked up the pressure in the second half, but were unable to find their way through the U.S.defense, which was bolstered by the return of captain Carlos Bocanegra, who was missing from first round matches with a hamstring injury.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

"For sure the military will not only clear and secure the area, but ensure unless and until the area is taken over completely by the civil administration, and the writ of the government is restored and peace and normalcy return to the area, the military will remain in the area,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

Some analysts have suggested that the Obama administration move to dramatically change the nature of the U.S.-Iran relationship through a so-called "grand bargain" by,for example,making some concessions on regional security issues in return for an end to Iran's nuclear program and its interference in Iraq and Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

"More alarmingly,WHO estimates if the combined effect of decreased financial and political commitment were to be sustained or continued, this could result to a return of a half a million measles deaths each year by 2012, wiping out the gains made over the past 18 years."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21