Most of the forty-five business economists questioned said they expect the recession to end in the second half of the year.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

The volcanic eruption was the second time in two years that Iceland has shaken its neighbors to the east.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

They are hoping to surround tornadoes in the second and final year of an international project known as VORTEX2.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

In sixteen eighty-one, King Charles the Second of England gave William Penn a large amount of land to establish a colony.

VOA: special.2010.04.04

But it was not until eighteen fifteen and the Second Barbary War that the power of the Barbary pirates was broken.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

It became the second of the big three American automakers to seek protection from its creditors while continuing operations.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

A United Nations report says water availability in that area is the second lowest in the world, after Africa.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

During the second half of the nineteenth century, the United States was not concerned much with events in other countries.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

Today we present the second of two programs about contemporary classical music written by composers working in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.07.19

Once they pass the exams, they can leave high school as early as the end of the second year.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the building of new homes fell in March to the second-lowest level on record.

VOA: special.2009.04.17

Well,the second she jumped on the horse's back he began to kick and buck like nothing anyone had ever seen.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

But Afghanistan fell three places to just above Somalia, meaning Afghanistan is seen as the second most corrupt country.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

This leads to an increase in diseases like diarrhea, the second leading cause of death in children under five.

VOA: special.2010.04.05