They would put out sacrifices of food and light fires to keep the spirits from doing any harm to the living.

VOA: special.2010.10.29

In real life, Brown is credited with keeping people's spirits up in the lifeboat until they were rescued by another ship,the Carpathia.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

At the end of the day, musicians on both sides would play to raise the spirits of soldiers.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Something was needed to raise up the spirits of the South to break the pressure of Union armies.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Roosevelt was in good spirits when he reported to Congress after his return from the Yalta conference.

VOA: special.2011.07.07

And to honor the traditional Chinese belief that the spirits of the dead could protect the living.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

Instead we crossed the Mississippi River with our money and our spirits running low.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

How do you know evil spirits are with me?

VOA: special.2011.03.12

It was about a house possessed by evil spirits.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

"Evil spirits," said Ugh-gluk.

VOA: special.2011.03.12

In his brief remarks, Mr.Obama sought to explain his decision to release the memos and to lift the spirits of CIA employees.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

Beijing's night sky was lit up by thousands of exploding fireworks to scare off evil spirits.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

In 1985,Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev ordered dramatic cuts in the production of wines and spirits and introduced strict controls on the public consumption of alcohol.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15