Governor Jay Nixon has agreed to shut off the lights in the dome of the state capitol building.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

Theres plenty of room for more." "And there'll be one less on this boat if you don't shut that hole in your face."

VOA: special.2010.03.08

There are no longer any countries shut up in narrow frontiers.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

Athnaise had shut herself in her room.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

Aviation analysts say the sharp volcanic particles can damage a jet engine or cause it to shut down in mid air.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Paramilitary troops have been activated to bolster the city's police force and new roadblocks are in place to shut down major roads.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

It shut down and partially dismantled the Yongbyon reactor, including the televised demolition of its cooling tower in May of last year.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

Greek protests over the unpopular measures have resulted in a virtual shut down of the nation's transportation network, along with most government services.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

Meteorologists and aviation authorities are monitoring wind direction and the ash cloud's movement from Iceland to determine where and when to shut down airspace in Europe.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

He says the government is committed to blocking demonstrations in downtown Islamabad because it cannot tolerate having protesters indefinitely shut down the city center for their political cause.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

Much of the horrific sectarian violence across Iraq in 2006 and 2007 was tied to Sunnis boycotting the last national elections and then being shut out of government.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

They shut us down. We have to dump them back in the water." Wildlife officials have suspended fishing here in Black Bay and other areas affected by the oil leak.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

Lithuania's Soviet-built nuclear power plant was shut down late Thursday as part of an agreement with the European Union, ushering in a new era of energy uncertainty for the country.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

And these mudbugs,as some call them, are about to become an even more important part of the region's seafood platters now that shrimp,oyster, and crab harvesting has been shut down in affected areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

"I would imagine that if he runs his cabinet meetings or his meetings with his advisors in the same way he ran his classroom, no one gets to coast and keep their mouth shut and agree at the end,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

They really,I think, represented us very well." Among the American highlights - alpine skier Bode Miller, a two-time overall World Cup champion, ended the frustration of being shut out in the last Olympics by winning a set of medals, a gold,silver and bronze.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01