Mr.Obama said he told secretaries and department heads, in the first full cabinet meeting of his presidency,on Monday, to cut what does not work.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

"The strident criticism, I think,is not effective, usually does not work.You know, when you shout at your wife in an argument it usually does not get her to agree with you.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

But in case it does not work out and they refuse to lay down their arms and insist to continue their struggle for whatever reason,then the government is keeping the military option open,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.27

"We have to improve health care in general for everyday need and everyday purposes and if it does not work on an everyday basis of course in a crisis or in a disaster it is not going to suddenly work better,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

She may work with cowboys, but she says that does not mean she cannot make something more feminine once in a while.

VOA: special.2011.01.31

Colin Archipley does not expect veterans completing the program will have any problems finding work.

VOA: special.2010.12.28

And that does not even include people forced to work in the sex industry.

VOA: special.2009.06.08

Weightlessness does not let bones do their normal work of supporting the body.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

And,it does not seem that hard work will stop them.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

"It does not have to be legal work. It can be begging. It can be all kinds of activity.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

That is the important of this legislation and moving forward we have to work in a bipartisan way to make sure that this does not happen again."

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

America's true unemployment rate may, in fact,be higher than the number provided by the Labor Department, which does not include people who searched for work in vain and have given up, or those who settled for part-time work.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02