It was the hand that Beatrice had grabbed in hers when he reached for one of the purple flowers.

VOA: special.2009.05.30

Wherever Grant went, former soldiers waited to shake the hand of the man who had led them to victory against the Confederacy.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

The purpose of the trip is to buy the hand-made products of local women and place new orders.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

"Houston,while you're looking that up, you might recognize what I have in my hand as the handle for the contingency sample return;

VOA: special.2011.05.15

Here is some good advice: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

It was true. The hand on her face had been her link to life.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Republicans also criticized him for shaking the hand of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

But the hand has been recently disconnected from its body.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

The hand in a sequined white glove.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

He also said that Israel's "siege" of Gaza had strengthened the hand of Hamas and other extremists in the region, while undermining moderates.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Rand Paul,a grassroots conservative activist candidate, running under the "Tea Party" banner, scored a blowout win over the hand-picked Republican establishment candidate, Secretary of State Trey Grayson.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"We're not willing to pull the hand back yet, because we think there's still some opportunity, but I think concerns out here of some kind of a grand bargain are completely unrealistic."

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

But the deeper his knife went, the deeper the small hand sank until it had caught hold of Georgiana's heart.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

"And who also are comfortable with their Americanness on the one hand and comfortable with Islam on the other hand."

VOA: special.2010.08.05