For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

He said Robert of Gloucester described a message from the King of Germany to King John of England as altogether not worth a bean.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Details of the release have not been made public. In a subsequent interview with Canadian Television, Lindhout described her life in captivity as "extremely difficult."

VOA: standard.2009.11.26

A representative who co-sponsored the measure described body scans as a "virtual strip search" that the American public should not be subjected to, and suggested using explosives-sniffing dogs as a less-invasive method of detection.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Does it need refinement in some way?" "And if it does need some adjustment in light of the events that have taken place over the last number of months, including the election and so on, and then what are the implications of that in terms of General McChrystal's resource request?" The secretary said the United States will not abandon its core mission in Afghanistan, which President Obama described as the destruction of the al-Qaida terrorist network, because it is "critical" to U.S.national security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23