The U.N.Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Juba,South Sudan,Lise Grande, says the number of internal conflicts in the semi-autonomous region has risen from last year's levels.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

My belief in books had risen more out of a sense of desperation than from my abiding conviction of their ultimate value.

我对书的信仰更多的是来自一种绝望,而非我对其本质的长期依赖，“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Studies show that global sugar consumption has risen dramatically from 11 million tons in 1900 to about 145 million tons today.

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

The faithful faced the empty tomb and proclaimed, "The Lord is risen!" Alex Wheatley came from California in the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04