And he says skateboarding is giving young people some healthy competition in the inner cities of the United States.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

Workers in Wisconsin, and now some other states, have been protesting efforts to limit the negotiating power of government employees.

VOA: special.2011.02.25

And also some schools in other countries use it as a writing handbook, as do some schools in the United States."

VOA: special.2010.02.11

Some schools in the United States and other countries offer Chinese language classes with government support from China.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

The United States Forest Service soon had trees planted in some areas and a rough road system built.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

So they do not have stars,either. Some of the territories, like Puerto Rico and Guam, may vote to become states in the future.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

The plan succeeded. Some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean questioned the right of the United States to act as policeman for the Western Hemisphere.

VOA: special.2010.08.26

Some hospice centers in the United States and Africa have cooperation agreements.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

The population keeps moving around, so after each head count some states gain and others lose members in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

Some argue the widespread corruption in Afghanistan is undermining support in the United States for the war and the proposal to send more soldiers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The report credits several countries with positive interfaith steps, including Jordan and the Philippines, and says conditions have improved in Vietnam,Cuba and some Central Asian states.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

The Shahab-3 missile is thought to have a range of some 2000 kilometers, enough to put Israel, most Arab states and southern Europe in its sights.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

An Associated Press investigative report documents how some Chinese manufacturers have been using cadmium in cheap charm bracelets and pendants being sold through the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.01.11

To some,the crisis in Honduras recalls memories of Cold War battles pitting the United States and its allies against the spread of leftist groups in Central America.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The current level is already nearly double what the United States had in Afghanistan last year, and some officials, including Secretary Gates, have expressed reluctance to send more.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

President Obama, along with other world leaders, the Organization of American States and some human rights groups, have condemned the military's removal of President Zelaya in Honduras last Sunday.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

And there's a big divide between the view of the United States and some of its key allies and the rest of the world, in particular in the developing world."

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

General Petraeus appeared to be pointedly rejecting suggestions by some analysts, and some officials and members of Congress, that the United States should scale back its ground operations in Afghanistan and focus on air strikes and special operations missions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

"Definitely being in a different country and learning about American culture, American education system and everything else geting a degree here will definitely be valid back in my country so I am very lucky to be here and my goal right after graduation I want to look for some sponsorship opportunities and also being able to stay in the United States to do some kind of work with some Tennis academy and travel a litle bit and play in some Tennis tournaments."

VOA: standard.2009.12.14