To prevent that from happening, American Secretary of State John Hay proposed what became known as the "Open Door" policy.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

So in May,nineteen hundred, he announced that all the nations involved had given their approval to the "Open Door" policy.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

But now they decided it would not be wise to re-open the door.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

The astronauts had planned to re-open the door during their four-day flight.

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

President Obama says the energy bill will open the door to a clean-energy economy and a better future for America.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

Mr.Singh,in recent days, has said his government is not yet ready to quantify reduction targets but he has left the door open to that.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

"SB 1070 will blow the door open to increased racial profiling wrongful arrests and other discrimination against anyone who police reasonably suspect may be undocumented."

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

House Speaker Pelosi agreed, saying Congress and the Obama administration must keep the door open to additional steps, even as the current stimulus plan begins to work.

VOA: standard.2009.03.10

After the vote,British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant read a statement on behalf of the group's foreign ministers, which said the door to continued negotiation would remain open.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

President Obama said the door to additional members remains open.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

"We felt like no matter how non-violent you were, unless you had a law on the books or a decree by a court, that the same restaurant that could open up its door to a black person on Monday could close it on Tuesday if there were no law demanding it be kept open."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16