But,in a development announced Wednesday, Britain says it is open to talks with the political wing of Hezbollah in Lebanon.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

The legislature would have the power to keep the territory open to slavery and,in time,help it become a slave state.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

The United States had decided at the very beginning of its space program that all launches would be open to news reporters.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

The Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards are open to students around the world in grades seven through twelve.

VOA: special.2011.05.27

Good relations between Hawaii and the United States were necessary to keep the port open to American ships.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

His eyes were old. He could not see, but his ears were wide open to every sound.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

"I always thought submarines were amazing and it wasn't really something that was open to women when I came to the Naval Academy.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

she describes how the economic downturn has made more people open to the idea of swapping.

VOA: special.2010.11.22

If the voters approved the constitution with slavery, then Kansas would be open to new slaves.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

She set the cameras so they would remain open to the light of the night sky.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

He attended Morehouse College, one of the few colleges in the South open to blacks.

VOA: special.2011.01.17

The program is open to all foreign students who have been admitted to the university.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

Mary said it was while teaching at Buckland that she first thought of founding a private school open to daughters of farmers and skilled workers.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

Like in Edinburgh, these events are open to any artists who want to perform.

VOA: special.2009.08.05