But a birth was big news.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

"Obama as a presidential candidate was big news in Africa,and I decided that since we have a commitment in this library to collecting all kinds of information materials produced in Africa, we should immediately begin to collect materials about Obama, about how Africans responded to the Obama candidacy."

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

A news report,for example, might say that people in Washington were battening down the hatches for a big winter storm.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

But Warren says the good news comes at a time when researchers are facing a big obstacle - limited funding.

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

(SPEAKING) The university president says if anyone tried to eliminate freedom of speech, which Ukrainians enjoy on news programs and talk shows, he would have very big problems.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17