During this period, hair grows at a rate of about three tenths millimeters a day, or one centimeter a month.

VOA: special.2011.04.05

Since each hair grows at a different rate, this process is overlooked.

VOA: special.2011.04.05

Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday decided to leave this interest rate at nearly zero percent.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

But he says for this year Yemen's economic prospects are poor, and the country would be lucky to grow at half the rate the Central Bank has projected.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

Is it little wonder that job growth is lagging in our economy?" The president says he is not surprised that Americans are angry that the jobless rate remains high, and that this has hurt his approval rating, which stands at about 50 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06