And they got meaningful on-the-job training for what is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing careers of the future.

VOA: special.2009.09.04

The study showed that having an extra 5,000 dollars increased a person's chances of becoming happier by about 2%.

VOA: special.2009.01.21

He called it "Bound for Glory." He described his childhood, and the pain of watching his mother slowly becoming insane.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

Microfinance provides poor people with a way to build savings and work toward becoming part of a country's official financial system.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

But as one doctor advises her patients, becoming a non-smoker is one way to gain control of your life.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

English is becoming the common language of millions of people worldwide, helping speakers of many different languages communicate.

VOA: special.2011.01.12

In another development, the United Nations reported Tuesday that the number of young people becoming infected with HIV in Africa is falling.

VOA: special.2010.07.14

The sociologist says she was looking for individuals who reported becoming jobless for reasons out of their control, such as a factory closing.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

But the new labor leaders succeeded in becoming the official representatives of steel workers throughout the country.

VOA: special.2011.03.31

During these years around eighteen fifty, the people of the United States were becoming more and more involved in the dispute over slavery.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

The American public was also increasingly becoming aware of the huge environmental problems the country faced.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

4 months after becoming secretary of state, Upshur offered a statehood treaty to Texas.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

Susan however did not have any jobs before becoming head of the company.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

This forced Mister Geisel to delay his dreams of becoming a serious writer.

VOA: special.2010.05.02