It grows from the ground up. We don't impose regulations from the top down.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

"We're in the Rotunda, right in the center of the United States Capitol, and starting from the top down, the very top is the fresco painting called the "Apotheosis of Washington".

VOA: special.2010.01.27

"We want to see the people who are identified as responsible - again,whatever the level, from the very top down - fully investigated and prosecuted."

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

A thick mane grows from the top of the head and down the back of the neck.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

They count down the final seconds to midnight as they watch a brightly lit ball slide down a pole on top of a tall building.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

Finally,he reached the top and looked down at his farm in the beautiful valley.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

An athlete lies on top of it with his or her face down.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

"The Tea Party movement is not a top-down operation.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

"The top of them fell down." "That is one that was outside that we are trying to recuperate, to repair also.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

"We're meeting with people from IOC members all the way down to volunteers, including USOC,VANOC, sponsors from the top level to the national level,to suppliers."

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

The military is trying to complete a two-month offensive to dislodge Taliban fighters in the Swat Valley region, and will soon begin a similar operation to hunt down top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan.

VOA: standard.2009.07.04