Extended periods of stress have been linked to headaches, difficulty sleeping, stomach problems and skin disorders.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

The visa is good for three years and may be extended for another three years.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

for an extended period." Low interest rates and growing federal deficits have weakened the dollar.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

In the words of poet Walt Whitman: "It is for the interest of mankind that America's power and territory should be extended -- the farther,the better."

VOA: special.2009.02.19

One part of the country,he said, believes slavery is right and should be extended.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

Evidence shows that extended periods of cortisol in the body weakens bones, damages nerve cells in the brain and weakens the body's defense system against disease.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

The group has also recorded five EPs,or extended plays, and two live albums.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

Streamlining soon extended to furniture and other objects for the house and office.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

People suffer seizures and thinking problems, and they sleep for extended periods.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

"The committee continues to anticipate that the economic conditions -- including low rates of resource utilization, subdued inflation trends and stable inflation expectations -- are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate for an extended period."

VOA: special.2011.04.29

This is how she described what she could see from that house on a hill: "The far-off mountains in all their grandeur, and the deep valleys, and widely extended plains, and more than all, that little village below, containing only a very few white houses, but more than those young eyes had ever seen."

VOA: special.2010.06.27

The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 extended British corruption law to cover bribery of overseas officials.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Her trip to Havana was ostensibly to discuss the postal issue, but she extended her mission and had broader talks with Cuban officials.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Last year,President Barack Obama backed Bernanke for a second term, and White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs expressed optimism his tenure will be extended.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24