For several years,the president of Central Connecticut State University, John Miller, has been helping to answer this question.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

He worked as a cattleman for several years, then wrote about the heroic life of the cowboy in a book called "The Virginian."

VOA: special.2010.03.18

For several years, many people had recognized the need for changes in the banking system.

VOA: special.2010.09.23

Farms in many areas failed because little or no rain fell for several years.

VOA: special.2010.06.13

When Mary was seven years old, her family moved to Europe for several years.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

And for several years she traveled as a speaker for the Socialist Party.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

Joseph had three children. Their mother had been dead for several years.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

For several years, the nation had suffered from a serious economic depression.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

Parts of Australia have seen below-average rainfall for several years and the outlook for many parched communities is not good.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

Many have little sympathy for those in the Gaza Strip, where militants have been firing rockets at Israel for several years.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

After graduating with a degree in fine arts, Mikhaiel worked as a jeweler and interior designer for several years.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

In 2000,confrontations at the site of the al-Aqsa mosque and the Western Wall sparked a bloody, Palestinian uprising known as the Second Intifada, which lasted for several years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

The two militaries have held exercises for several years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

For several years,al-Shabab, which follows the ultra-conservative branch of Islam propagated by al-Qaida and the Taliban, has been trying to eradicate Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, which has deep roots in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

"We know that surface use of dispersants decreases the environmental risk to shorelines and organisms at the surface and we know that dispersants break down over weeks rather than remaining for several years as untreated oil might."

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

Boehringer Ingelheim has been working with the nonprofit organization PATH to offer a similar pouch for the past several years.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

But several years ago, Netflix officials decided they were not satisfied with the system for suggesting movies.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

"We've only had this technology around for about fifteen years, and most carcinogens will take about several decades, thirty-forty years to develop a cancer.

VOA: special.2011.06.06

Event organizers have had seven years and several billion dollars to plan for these Winter Games.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

He worked in Boston for a few years, drawing illustrations for stories in several newspapers.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Several years ago,two American researchers reported another reason for spice use in cooking.

VOA: special.2009.05.19

The price of wheat rose for the first time in several years.

VOA: special.2010.07.01