But that was less than they fell at the end of two thousand eight compared to a year earlier.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

But it grew too slowly. By the end of summer, there were still less than twenty men hiding in the old house.

VOA: special.2009.06.18

Prices differ from school to school, but public colleges and universities usually cost less than private ones.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

But more than half of all children will be minorities in less than half that time.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

But two areas where the bureau will not have power is over auto lenders or banks with assets of less than ten billion dollars.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

Kerosene costs less than other forms of lighting, but it is still costly in poor countries.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

But the measure that declared Lake Champlain a Great Lake lasted less than 3 weeks.

VOA: special.2009.01.05

He says hand tools like tilling forks, shovels and thatching rakes require more work than a rotary tiller, but they work well and cost less.

VOA: special.2010.09.28

But two facts made the celebrations less joyful than they might have been.

VOA: special.2011.06.16

But they had less money to spend than the Republicans.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

But they received less pay than white soldiers.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

This may be a little less purist than the normal view, but I think that it is more realistic."

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

Voting was not conducted in nine districts but officials say that affected less than two percent of the electorate.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23