In the early years of the United States, it was the western part of the state of Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

In the early years of communist rule in China, a sewing machine was one of the so-called big items that indicated a high living standard.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

Born in Istanbul, in the early years of the Turkish republic, she rose to become a world authority in leprosy and was in the forefront of eradicating the disease in Turkey.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

In his early years, Mister Galbraith was greatly influenced by the economist Thorstein Veblen and his book, "The Theory of the Leisure Class."

VOA: special.2011.05.01

He spent his early years in the state of Kentucky.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

The eldest of 12 children, he was born in a sod hut near Repulse Bay and spent his early years living in the nomadic tradition of the Inuit.

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

In a White House bill-signing ceremony Wednesday, the president reaffirmed a goal he set out early this year: to double exports of U.S.goods and services in the next five years.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11