There was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

One of them, Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, made clear that doing nothing is not an option.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23

Johnson concludes that farmers can handle the costs of capping greenhouse gases, especially because the costs of doing nothing could be far worse.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

"And the message to every country, I think,is that doing nothing is no longer an option."

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

Treasury Secretary Geithner alluded to that possibility, saying his plan attempts to steer a path between doing nothing and having the government take over the banks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

"The costs of doing nothing are trillions of dollars in costs over the next couple of decades, not billions, but trillions in costs without anybody getting better care,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.28

This Israeli government is doing nothing. Look on the ground: we have recognized the State of Israel's right to live in peace and security, next to the state of Palestine.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

"But the cost of doing nothing is potentially far greater.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

But doing nothing is not only the worse thing we can do for the economy and the worst thing we can do for health care, it is the worst thing we can do for the Democrats and don't you think the Republicans do not know it,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.02