In the past, it often has been hard to get complete information about current soil conditions.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

As the river flowed past Vicksburg, it turned in sharply at the base of the cliff and then continued on to the Gulf of Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

"I think it's an area that has seen its share of economic woes in the past, but because of foresight and investment is now renewed giving birth to renewed industries that are creating the jobs of the future.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

It is not like in the past." Europe may have emerged from recession, but its effects are only now becoming clear.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

It is a relationship that maybe was strategic in the past, but its probably downgraded to a more ordinary bilateral relationship."

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

But now,he says,if he gets anything, like money,he will give it her to help her forget what happened in the past.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

In the past, the Sunni insurgent group Jundallah,or Soldiers of God, has said it was behind acts of violence in the region.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

Bandic claims his experience as Zagreb mayor in the past 10 years shows that he knows what it takes to be president.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

So in that regard,to me, it is dramatically different from the strategy we had in the past,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"In the past,I was so accustomed to teaching math the traditional way and now with the way it's introduced, I can see it."

VOA: standard.2010.08.10

The United States,for example said it has granted Sudan $6 billion in the past five years.

VOA: standard.2010.03.21

They noted that the African Union has in the past approved an important convention, only to see it lie dormant for lack of ratification.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

It has experienced internal divisions and rising tensions in the past year, as major political parties struggle to agree on a basic political structure.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

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