"Oh,usually to lead a healthier lifestyle by eating better food and not drinking so much,so (Laughs)" Jamar Negron,a high school student from New Jersey, has a few resolutions for two thousand ten: "I'm a fencer, so my New Year's resolution is just to become better at fencing.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

But now,military officials say the area held by the Tamil Tigers has been reduced to just a few square kilometers of beachfront.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested targeted aid for a few countries instead.

VOA: special.2009.03.06

Weibrecht credits his success to good coaching, and he has received a few other pointers regarding the Vancouver Games.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

The Government has made it a priority to move residents before the rainy season begins in a few weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

(SPEAKING) He is Catholic, but he says he has started learning a few Islamic expressions, such as the greeting "As-Salamu Alaykum."

VOA: standard.2010.03.15

The LDP's popularity has fallen sharply in the past few years as it struggled with a weak economy and the aftermath of several corruption scandals.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

"I think he's been viewed as a source of political stability, given the considerable political turmoil that Thailand has experienced over the past few years,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

While violence has subsided in the past few days, Kyrgyz political parties are urging the country's leaders to cancel a planned vote on constitutional reforms.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

Just a few meters from the door is Riley Hunter, who says he has no idea what he wants to buy, and the line is moving fast.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

Oil has not been sighted at the research farm yet. A few weeks after the spill, BP placed booms around it, in a bid to protect the facility.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Israel has released a few Turks, but hundreds are still being detained.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

Thailand's tourism industry has taken a hit as thousands of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets over the past few weeks to try to force fresh elections.

VOA: standard.2010.03.27

That myth has taken a pummeling in the past few years."

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

The Cape Verdean government has taken steps in recent years to promote foreign investment in tourism infrastructure, resulting in large scale development on a few of the ten principal islands.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

Mr.Hatoyama has only been in office a few months.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Over the last few months the Federal Law Enforcement and Training Center has developed a computer program to train law enforcement officers across the U.S.in recognizing and responding to victims of human trafficking.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23