"We have difficult times. We cannot afford everything we wish for if we want to create the future."

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

Fair-goers can take part in ritual cleanings and make a wish for the New Year.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

"It was tradition for the bride to fold 1,000 cranes to wish for a long and prosperous marriage, and also to demonstrate, I guess her patience" Linda's grandparents compiled the first origami handbook ever published in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

However,he says they will make it possible for patients to simply think of the action they wish to perform and do it with prosthetics.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

We wish you all happiness and good fortune in the New Year, and hope will join us again next time for THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

In Brazil,many people flock to Copacabana beach to ask the Afro-Brazilian goddess of the sea, Iemanja,a wish in exchange for a gift.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

The Cacike's wish now is for all Puerto Ricans to regain pride in their native heritage.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

For others,their wish is simply to arrive on time for the holiday.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

As August 1969 fades farther into the past, the Woodstock Festival continues to enjoy a near-mythic status, both for those who were there and for the millions who wish they'd been there.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

"For those who wish to become citizens, we should require them to pay a penalty and pay taxes, learn English, go to the back of the line behind those who played by the rules.

VOA: standard.2009.06.19