The fifty-nine year old Watson needed to make a short attempt on his final hole to win the British Open.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

On June fourteenth, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic to win the National Basketball Association championship.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

Presidents are judged on their ability to quickly demonstrate leadership and win congressional approval of their proposals.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

On July nineteenth, American Tom Watson aimed to become the oldest golfer to win a major event.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

Why,if there was two birds setting on a fence, he would want you to decide which one would fly first so he could win money.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

If there was a chicken-fight, he would try to win money on it.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

"In ancient Rome,the gladiators went into the arena with these words on their lips: let me win,but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

He would win a lot of money on one card game.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

To win the election on Sunday, one of the candidates must secure at least 50 percent of the vote.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

(Sound) Foreign Minister Lavrov says Secretary Clinton did not try to win agreement on any new sanctions on Iran during Tuesday's talks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

"I think the American people are on the verge of a very big win in health care reform early in the next year,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.27

The score remained 2-1 and Germany went on to win 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

No party is expected to win outright, which means that whoever comes out on top will have to reach out to other parties to form a government.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

Jean Mamboundou says opposition parties have failed to heed civil society's call for a single candidate because many believe they can win the election outright on their own.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

Club America is in second place after a 2-1 win over AC Milan on Wednesday in Atlanta and a penalty shootout win over Inter Milan last Monday in California.

VOA: standard.2009.07.25

"People are going to see more security." But Steve Coll says the success of the Kandahar offensive really hinges on a psychological battle that will be more difficult to win.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

You can't focus completely on pleasing them because you'll never win and then you're excluding a whole other world of people who weren't aware of the comic in the first place.

VOA: standard.2010.06.20

"Even as our American automakers are undergoing some painful adjustments, they are also retooling and reimagining themselves into an industry that can compete and win, and millions of jobs depend on it,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

They say the North is seeking to raise the urgency of diplomacy with the North on the agenda of President Obama, so that Pyongyang can win concessions from Washington in one-on-one talks.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

Ghana's Under-20 national team wrapped up a fantastic three-week performance by edging Brazil on penalty kicks,4-3, to win their first title in their third appearance in the final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

This year, the team's experience shows, with Johnny Spillane earning his first World Cup win in early January while Lodwick finished on the podium in two events and Demong won a World Cup event in October.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

On other key issues, European nations such as Britain, France and Germany failed to win G20 agreement for new taxes on banks as part of efforts to discourage excessive risk-taking that could lead to another financial crisis.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

"And Obama really has a choice to make here. Does he want to fight a war on the front of liberal Democrats, or does he want to fight a war to win Republican support in the Senate and win conservative Democratic support in the Senate,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

His main opponent, the controversial mayor of Zagreb Milan Bandic, came in second with nearly The men will face each other in a final election round on January 10th, since they failed to gain the minimum of 50 percent plus one vote to win outright.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28