The research company IDC says fifty-five million smartphones were sold worldwide in the first three months of this year.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

A report this year from the EF Education First company listed Spain is a "low proficiency" country in English.

VOA: special.2011.07.21

The carmaker plans to do this by offering company stock in exchange for twenty-seven billion dollars in G.M.bonds.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

Under this system, the company paid the miners, then the miners paid the money back to the company in return for goods and rent.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

One small company in the American city of Americus, Georgia has recognized this demand.

VOA: special.2011.07.22

And in Washington this was the reaction: "To be honest,I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have been honored by this prize men and women who have inspired me, and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

VOA: special.2009.10.10

Risk consultant John Drake, of the British security company AKE, predicts several more such incidents will take place this year in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"How is it that a company can be allowed in this day and age to put people in this kind of a position.

VOA: standard.2010.04.27

The Japanese government bailed out the airline three times in the past 10 years, but it could not save the company from bankruptcy this time around.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Even the president was stunned. "To be honest,I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who have been honored by this prize,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Even the president was stunned. "To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

In advance of President Obama's meeting this week with BP executives, the government is in discussions with the company on a multi-billion-dollar fund that would pay out on claims filed by individuals and businesses.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

All of us have a goal for next year to have a house,a car,finish a job, get into university, open a business, have a company,we always have a goal, and in this fair of the wishes, they can get a little piece of that dream,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.01