Four years ago, the labor agency estimated that more than twelve million people were in some form of forced labor.

VOA: special.2009.06.08

The ILO notes that child labor is decreasing worldwide, but at a much slower rate than four years ago.

VOA: special.2010.05.17

For example, the popular bobsleigh team from the island of Jamaica did not qualify for the Olympics four years ago.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Walking through these historic areas, visitors today might find it hard to believe that a deadly storm swept through the city over four years ago.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

But what she will be remembered for most is her activism that grew out of the struggles of her mentally retarded sister,Rosemary, who died four years ago.

VOA: special.2009.08.15

But four years ago this month a jury cleared him of all charges.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

It will include ninety-one athletes, compared to seventy-six athletes four years ago.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

Four years ago, Ms.Pelosi became the first woman ever elected speaker.

VOA: special.2011.01.10

Google.cn launched four years ago this month.

VOA: special.2010.01.15

That was about four years ago.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

He got the idea for Khan Academy four years ago, when he taught a young cousin how to convert kilograms to grams.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

A big change came four years ago, when Russia's new forestry law essentially privatized management of state forests.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

Four years ago on International Women's Day, the Afghan government unveiled a plan for accelerating the improvement of women's status in the country.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

"We qualified for the 1/16th, that was four years ago in Germany. And this time, we were able to qualify to the quarterfinals.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Also a nearby volcano erupted four years ago,ripping open a crack in the Great Rift Valley.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14

It was the most serious clash on the border since the Lebanon War four years ago, when Israel battled the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

That's exactly why the Centers for Disease Control began recommending rapid HIV screening in emergency departments and other health care settings four years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

There are 20 sports this year, three more than were played four years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

It was the most serious border clash since the Lebanon War four years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

That exceeded the Canadians 16-0 win over host Italy four years ago in Turin.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

(Speaking in Russian) Arutyunov says nationalism receded somewhat about three or four years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

It all began three or four years ago when there was construction boom.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Brees,who completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards,two touchdowns and no interceptions,said, "It's an amazing story" "You know,four years ago who ever thought this was going to happen.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

The lanky teenager began playing Australian Rules Football just four years ago but has made history by becoming the first player from Africa to join the professional league,the AFL.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Gibbs said that Hugo Chavez has used his rhetoric in the past to incite anti-American sentiment - most notably four years ago at the last Summit of the Americas in Argentina.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

As the conference opened Sunday with a session on gender issues, Namibian lawmaker Nora Schimming-Chase said the number of women delegates has steadily declined since hitting a peak four years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05