Drinking large amounts of alcohol over long periods of time has also been linked to a number of cancers.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

He began to work on one of his long-time dreams - opening a sports center for the young people of San Juan.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

He wrote a book about the final years in the political life of a long-time mayor of Boston,Massachusetts.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

But a growing number of legal cases claim Toyota knew for a long time about the sudden acceleration issue with other vehicles.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

Ancient Greek myths told of a time long ago when people lived in peace and happiness.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

The seventy-one year old cried tears of joy as she told the crowd the award was "a long time coming" but worth the wait.

VOA: special.2011.02.18

People believed for a long time that the heart was the center of a person's emotions.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

Often the mother had to be treated in a hospital for long periods of time.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

Most visitors spent a long time looking at the display called "The Tree of Life."

VOA: special.2009.12.01

A huge hole was torn in the front of it a long time ago.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

He says even if people have a healthy body weight, sitting for long periods of time still has an unhealthy influence on blood sugar and blood fats.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

Sometimes, symptoms of the disease appear and then disappear for a long time.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

The results suggested that people do act differently if they think they are working with a group for a short period of time instead of a long period.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

After a long time, some of the rock changes to clay.

VOA: special.2009.09.14