There was what seemed to be a minor problem during the ground tests before launch.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

We need to educate midwives , to be training them and also to be providing services on the ground."

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Today,a few blocks up from the Boll Weevil Statue, conveyor belts carry rivers of peanuts to be cracked and ground at the Sessions Company.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

"There might be some ground to close the media, to block them,whatever."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

"This data is going to be downlinked to the ground and pored over by imagery analysts looking for any signs that the heat shield incurred any damage during the launch,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

"The delivery of capability here in Haiti is a balancing act that requires troops on the ground to distribute humanitarian assistance, the supplies for them to distribute and the mobility necessary for them to be able to reach the communities that are most stricken,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

In his speech, the president indicated he may be willing to cede some ground in the ongoing political battle over abortion, calling for a "sensible conscience clause" to be included in any potential new freedom of choice legislation, so that doctors and nurses who oppose abortions cannot be forced to perform them.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17

because in disasters such as this, the first hours and days are absolutely critical in saving lives and avoiding greater tragedy, I have directed my team to be as forward leaning as possible in getting the help on the ground and coordinating with our international partners as well,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

"I think the position of providing a middle ground for President Bashir, not denying the ICC decision, but asking for it to be postponed, and giving Bashir some breathing space is a way for the regimes such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia to indicate that they do have a position independent from the West,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.26