"The circumstances of your life what you look like, where you come from, how much money you have, what you've got going on at home that's no excuse for neglecting your homework or having a bad attitude in school.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

A reputation -- what people think of you, good or bad -- is built one message at a time.

VOA: special.2011.07.22

I work at home so I just hoped that my computer would work right and not have a bad hair day also.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

On his second day as president, Lincoln received some bad news from Fort Sumter at Charleston,South Carolina.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

I was angry with myself for having such bad thoughts about the Catholic churchmen at Fordham College.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

And it got a bad rip in New Orleans, with Packingham and Jackson Tugging at its seams.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

No one can learn by looking at your face if your cards are good or bad.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

At the Bedford Haitian Community Center, American-born Shamir Henri got his own bad news.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

Recently,my brother had a bad day at the office.

VOA: special.2009.07.19

Onishi says they are absolutely "neutral" at the moment and that both plans have good points and bad points.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Experts say the runway at Mangalore airport makes a bad crash inevitable if the landing is not accurate.

VOA: standard.2010.05.23

"At the time these payments were made they were ill advised - bad judgment on the part of these companies, but they didn't violate any statute.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Because they are coming forward to give you blood, but at the end of it they may end up with bad news that they were not prepared for."

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

The terrorism attempt comes at a bad time for U.S.-Pakistani relations.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06