They will join an estimated half million people who fled their homes in the past year and still have not returned.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

And the events of the past couple of days do not really improve confidence in the country and therefore foreign investors are very concerned."

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

And we have not had the kinds of friction that's been seen in the past.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

On his video blog, President Medvedev stated that the crimes of the past should not be forgiven and that Russia should not forget the damage Stalin did.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

But the secretary also said senior officials are aware that past efforts have failed, and he said it is not clear whether the view in Tehran has changed.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

President Obama is said to have stated that, while the past must be understood, he is not there to argue history - and that it is time to "move on" to confront today's challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

They are steps that are working." Bernanke says the Federal Reserve and other economic policy makers have been challenged by unprecedented events in the past few years, but his objective has not changed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

"We have to protect the social gains that we have made in this hemisphere over the past decade,and ensure that the economic recovery of all the countries in the hemisphere does not come at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable members of our society,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

"She's not lying. I think I've eaten lunch once in the past week, and we literally run from one event to another, across traffic and through crowds and crowds, but it's very important that we make a good impression so we try to get there on time, and that sometimes involves running."

VOA: standard.2010.02.26