Unemployment in March stood at more than 15 percent, a dramatic jump from just over four percent a year earlier.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17

"For people who were looking for a dramatic break in American foreign policy it is rather hard to identify it,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

The commander of U.S.forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has urged a dramatic troop increase to combat militants and help stabilize the country.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

"The currency reform is to increase the flexibility of the RMB, that doesn't mean a dramatic appreciation."

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

"We have seen a dramatic rise [in the number of assault weapons being seized in Mexico.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

As political analyst Jacek Kucharczyk explains, this new approach represents a dramatic shift.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

lead author Matthew During of Ohio State University, described what happened after just three weeks, "And what was surprising to us was that the animals in the enriched environment, the cancers are 40 percent smaller" "When we moved that enrichment to six weeks,now, the cancers were approximately a dramatic effect,and not only that, but 17 percent of those animals had no tumors whatsoever."

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

Mister Campbell says the most dramatic example of this was the freeing of a Cuban political prisoner.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

taped before a studio audience and seen by millions on television, planted the seed for his dramatic return.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

"It was a large weight gain, ranging from eight to 15 percent of body weight, which is quite dramatic in just three months."

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

By combining larger-than-life sets and a mind-bending plot, Nolan creates an intelligent, highly entertaining and dramatic film.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

The dramatic transfer of power brought to a head weeks of confrontation that killed more than 100 people and hurt tourism and foreign investment.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

His initial response to Sunday's dramatic events was delivered in the form of a written statement.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

These days,tourists make a point of visiting a museum that tells the dramatic story.

VOA: standard.2010.04.26