Left behind on the moon were the footprints of Armstrong and Aldrin, an American flag and scientific equipment.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

They say that some states have lowered their standards in order to increase student scores on tests required by the No Child Left Behind Act.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

This time -- against orders they destroyed the land they left behind.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

They were just a few of the things the astronauts left behind.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

She left behind a school of higher education for women.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

The soil they left behind was thin and overworked.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

Lee left behind a battlefield covered with Confederate dead.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

They left behind hundreds of wounded men.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

The freshwater left behind minerals.

VOA: special.2011.04.11

They collected some of the oysters that were left behind, checked on their health, and removed offspring that didn't belong in the study.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

He says particular care must be given to the thousands of children who were left behind, many of whom have become traumatized by the events.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"And once we emerge from the immediate crisis, the long-term economic gains to communities that have been left behind in the digital age will be immeasurable."

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

Shuttle Discovery left behind a pink and gold plume of smoke as it took off Sunday evening, with the sun setting on the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

VOA: standard.2009.03.15

I walked out of the building, climbed into the back of the truck again and left the town behind.

VOA: special.2010.01.30