An officer's term usually lasts for two years, with about half rotating out each year.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

KickStart says the sale of its pumps has helped to move nearly half a million people out of poverty in Kenya,Tanzania, Mali and Burkina Faso.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

The second exercised and the third group worked out less than half an hour daily.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

But the Brazilians came out strongly in the second half and equalized with two goals by player-of-the-tournament Luis Fabiano in the 46th and 74th minutes of the game.

VOA: standard.2009.06.29

Others are just small consumers. But as they are lifted out of poverty, they will want to live like the more prosperous half of India and own cars, washing machines and air conditioners.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Playing in front of 72,546 wildly cheering partisan fans just 145-kilometers from their campus in East Lansing (Michigan), Michigan State jumped out to an early 9-2 lead and finished the first half with a 38-36 advantage.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

In the first match, England's Frank Lampard would have tied the score at 2-all before half-time, but officials did not see his shot bounceacross the goal line and rebound out after hitting under the crossbar.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

"More alarmingly,WHO estimates if the combined effect of decreased financial and political commitment were to be sustained or continued, this could result to a return of a half a million measles deaths each year by 2012, wiping out the gains made over the past 18 years."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21