In recent years, a shining city grew in the desert of Dubai on and even off -- the Gulf coast.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

You might also be able to stop an elephant or a hippopotamus by shining lights in their eyes.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

He did this while picking crops in the fields and shining people's shoes to earn money to survive.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

When the sun shines on the almost straight-sided rocks, they look like bright shining wings rising out of a mountain of green trees.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

The time was near the middle of the day and the sun was shining full upon me.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

Again,the king looked out of his window and saw that the moon was shining into Lenore's room.

VOA: special.2009.03.28

The top of each wave was a hill, from which the men could see, for a brief period, a wide area of shining sea.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

Yet he could not laugh. He felt small agaist the comb shining from the old man.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

So a wise farmer never postpones gathering his hay when the sun is shining.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

She had noted the white table cloths, shining glasses and waiters serving wealthy people.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

The sun was shining and I could feel the wind in my hair.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

Shining treasures filled the tomb, including a solid gold mask of Tutankhamen's face.

VOA: special.2009.12.15

He has been a shining soldier in all our wars for years.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

The moon was shining and its pale light reached into the room.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

Near the trees he saw a shining piece of metal.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

She changed her hair color from brown to shining gold.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

The allies turned defeat into a sweeping and shining victory.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

she had hair like the midnight sky and she smiled up them with shining gray eyes As the old man lifted the little girl in his arms, Mother Moonshower put the rain babies into the silver basket.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

It's comprised mostly of original tunes, but also includes the jazz standards "My Shining Hour" and "I Can't Get Started."

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

Green is go. And for example, in taekwondo or judo, when the referee calls a foul, all the lights will start shining" Despite the adaptations, deaf athletes do face additional hurdles.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10