That is already a lot higher than President Obama's advisers had predicted for later this year, even if Congress passed a stimulus bill.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

The distribution of money to the states would be suspended if import taxes rose higher than 20%.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

Missus Obama joked that if she had known, she would have picked a higher number.

VOA: special.2010.05.28

"If you add the fact that there is water all over the city, then the risks are even higher.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

And that price could go even higher if the oil spill in the gulf contaminates a good part of the domestic supply.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

If the president decides to go with the higher troop levels recommended by the military, he will get support from congressional Republicans.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"And if it shrinks more, it puts you at higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's."

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

"If a woman gets breast cancer in the developing world, they has a much higher probability of dying than a woman who gets breast cancer in the developed world."

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

One man appreciates cheap domestic gasoline, sold at pennies per liter, but adds "on the other hand, if the price of gasoline were higher, maybe there would be more funds for roads and other projects."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

"Job creation in the United States is something that small businesses, entrepreneurs and the private sector will do but they cannot do it if they are burdened by a legacy of debt and the prospect of higher taxes to pay off that debt and that is the most troubling aspect of the policies this administration is pursuing,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.05