And we do. Cracking jokes,grins, Long past the crack of dawn Like"How long will you be up?"

VOA: special.2009.04.17

When I had waited a long time, without hearing him lie down, I decided to open a little -- a very,very little -- crack in the lantern.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

They deny completely having given any kind of cipher keys or whatever encryption keys you would need to "crack" their encryption.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

"It's a horizontal motion of two pieces of the Earth's crust on either side of a vertical crack in the Earth,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

The first is to help the Mexican government crack down on the powerful drug cartels that operate along the border.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

"We are very pleased,and it is part of our ongoing effort to crack down on off-shore tax evasion.

VOA: standard.2009.08.19

Former Federal Reserve economist Alan Viard tells VOA that efforts to crack down on tax evasion and save American jobs are always politically popular.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

Also a nearby volcano erupted four years ago,ripping open a crack in the Great Rift Valley.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

If they are right about that new crack in the earth, this landlocked country could become a beach resort within, say,a few hundred thousand years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

I bet I made an impression, though, didn't I? - You always do.- Butt-crack Santa?

VOA: standard.other

Every once in awhile, the rangers must crack down on reckless pilots of air boats that skim across the swamp, endangering themselves and others and tearing up delicate foliage.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

Safdar Abbassi,a senator and long time PPP member who had close ties to Benazir Bhutto, told VOA that Mr.Zardari's recent actions to crack down on anti-government protests have provoked dissension within the party.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

That is something that we can stop," President Calderon has repeatedly urged the United States to crack down on arms shipments south of its border, saying 90 percent of weapons in the hands of drug traffickers originate in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

So there is a fear and I think that is what this change is tapping into, a grumpy,worried national audience that is very,very concerned that somehow when their lives are somewhat fragile, things are going to even erode or crack further,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.17