"In these past 60 years, NATO has contributed to an unprecedented period of peace, freedom and prosperity for all its citizens.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

U.S.officials say,in addition to the refueling operation, Japan has contributed $2 billion worth of aid to Afghanistan during the last eight years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Other countries have contributed about 39,000 soldiers, although many are not allowed to engage in combat or serve in violent areas of the country.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

One of the men who contributed to Phil Jackson reaching his milestone former Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

Andrew Cornelio, director of sales and marketing at the Dusit Thani Hotel, said the travel advisories from more than 30 countries also contributed to the dip in tourism.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

News of the widening trade gap, along with several other gloomy economic reports, contributed to a 2.5 - percent drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

(VOICE) Scott Smith is Local historian, "how a pest that really caused so much economic hardship, oddly contributed to great changes in agriculture and to the prosperity of this region."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10