Governor Jay Nixon has agreed to shut off the lights in the dome of the state capitol building.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

She seemed to want it so. She shut out the sunshine and put away many of the pictures.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

It worked. He was able to repair the broken door so it shut tightly.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

I do whisper the description to him sometimes, though you can see people around don't understand and they're watching us like 'What the ...?'" "'Tell that woman to shut up!'

VOA: special.2010.03.01

The door of the spacecraft refused to shut tightly.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

Then rinse under running water. In a public restroom, if you dry your hands with a paper towel, you should also use the towel to shut off the water and open the door.

VOA: special.2010.09.29

Aviation analysts say the sharp volcanic particles can damage a jet engine or cause it to shut down in mid air.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

President Obama said there will be no further transfers to Yemen for now, but Guantanamo will be shut down.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

The Postal Service also wants to shut down some post offices and cut back on funding health care for retired mail carriers.

VOA: standard.2010.04.13

They are organized and they really want to shut down democracy, and we can not let that happen,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

Paramilitary troops have been activated to bolster the city's police force and new roadblocks are in place to shut down major roads.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

He says he has shut four of his six units and has asked 750 workers to leave.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

He says every time the government tries to shut down the station, they get tip offs from the police force, allowing them to rally supporters.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

Meteorologists and aviation authorities are monitoring wind direction and the ash cloud's movement from Iceland to determine where and when to shut down airspace in Europe.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

We have to figure out is there a service that we can shut down."

VOA: standard.2010.02.25