For example, organizers of the Street Scene festival in San Diego,California, cancelled this year's event because of poor ticket sales last year.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

A big increase is expected this year because of the economic crisis, combined with higher food prices.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

She says her school is not using the programs this year because of budget cuts.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

"We have to start doing things that are going to make a difference to change this behavior, because I really don't want to hear about four thousand more kids dying next year."

VOA: special.2010.07.01

Because of the poor economy around the world, many passengers this year have booked flights closer to their departure date.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

They recused themselves because they had served on a canvassing board that performed a recount earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

Industry experts say because of the political crisis, about 13 million tourists will come this year, down from earlier forecasts of 16 million.

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

"Not because Indonesia is going to invade, (NO TRANSCRIPS) but because last year, for example,40 percent of what this country imported came from Indonesia.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Although interest in the World Expo has declined recently, many countries have made an extra effort to participate this year because China is the host.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

(SAYING) Kumtan says foreign travelers will stay away this year because they are afraid.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

The opposition leader is charged with breaching the conditions of her six-year house arrest because an American man earlier this month swam to her lakeside compound and stayed overnight.

VOA: standard.2009.05.15

The Philippines this week said it is cutting rice imports because of high prices, even though the country lost more than a million tons of grain to typhoons this year.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

This year's vote lacked the suspense of some previous elections, because all five candidates were unopposed and succeeded in getting the two-thirds majority required in the first round of secret ballots.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Many charities in the United States are facing tough times because of the current economic downturn, and program spokesperson Kendra Kielbasa says individual donors this year were more generous than anyone had expected.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

"I said to him a year ago, Mr.President your numbers are going to be considerably worse a year from now than they are today because you can not govern in an economy like this without great disaffection,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

"We were here before a couple of times and I made the reservation at the Red Lion Inn about a year ago because I knew it would be very difficult this weekend when I heard about the festival.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Some of the local residents in Searchlight did not like the fact that outsiders had come in to target Senator Reid, who faces a difficult re-election bid this year, in part,because of his work in guiding the divisive health care reform bill through Congress.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28