I bent my head backward to drink in the stars, and clearly I heard a song so sweet and pure I had to hold myself to keep from breaking.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

If a woman says no,the in-laws can take her children and prevent her from inheriting anything, even if the only reason she does not want to marry her brother-in-law is to keep from infecting him with HIV.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

had no legal basis for an effort to keep Comcast from limiting access to some services over its network.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

So many bright lights shooting into the sky from the gardens would keep Princess Lenore from seeing the moon.

VOA: special.2009.03.28

They would put out sacrifices of food and light fires to keep the spirits from doing any harm to the living.

VOA: special.2010.10.29

Today we have the first of two programs about how the Lomax family helped keep American folk music from being lost.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

They searched for germplasms that could keep plants from weakening and wilting during hot, dry summers in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

The C stands for cover. Wear a hat and scarf to keep heat from escaping through the head, neck and ears.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

The idea is to help keep a competitive balance by preventing the wealthiest teams from getting all the good players.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

By selling it to the government, the mining interests hoped to keep the price of silver from falling.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

The Union commander,General Hooker, had to keep his army between Lee and Washington to prevent the Confederates from seizing the national capital.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

They had to keep the herd together day and night and protect it from bad men and Indians.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

The milk goes directly from the goat into a container that is then placed in the refrigerator to keep the milk cold.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

He sent Northern forces to battle the slave-holding Southern states to keep them from leaving the Union.

VOA: special.2009.02.06