He says supply shortages and badly maintained pipes keep water from getting where it is needed.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

On average,students using swear words were able to keep their hand in the water for about two minutes.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

To keep your head above water is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

But it does not keep people from getting health care or clean water to their houses."

VOA: special.2009.11.28

And,if you are in a boat, keep your arms and legs out of the water.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

A company that can keep its head above water can survive economic hard times.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

If you spray a tree, keep the water away from nearby power lines.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

They pull moisture from the leaves and keep plant tissues from getting water.

VOA: special.2010.01.12

These materials help keep the water in correct balance with the soil.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

He was searching for special water that would keep people young forever.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

Do not keep standing water anywhere near your home.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

Water destroys the chemicals that keep rock particles together.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Officials want to use that pressure to flush fresh water out into the Gulf of Mexico to keep the oil offshore.

VOA: standard.2010.05.09

The farmers themselves pay to keep it running. Their new irrigation method has cut water usage by half.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Danner says the CIA interrogators tried to keep Zubaida constantly awake for the three weeks he was strapped to the chair, spraying water in his face if he fell asleep.

VOA: standard.2009.03.23

She wonders what else they can do. For now,the Mahmoud family and others have no choice but to keep containers ready for the days when water does flow through the taps.

VOA: standard.2009.08.01

Galmudug regional government Minister of Planning Omar Mohamud warns that not implementing a long-term solution to the water problem will fuel the vicious cycle of droughts, hunger,and violence and keep the Somali people in the iron grip of poverty.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

"We are preparing stores such as rations and water so we can keep ourselves sustained and then it will just be patrolling out from the area to see if we can mix with the locals and find the insurgents."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04