The number of students taken to hospitals increased one and a half times from nineteen ninety-seven to two thousand seven.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

But a government program that paid Americans to trade in old vehicles for new, fuel-saving models increased car sales in the summer.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

Last month,the jobless rate increased by two-tenths of a percent to nine point eight percent.

VOA: special.2010.12.10

The researchers found a link between swearing and an increased ability to deal with pain.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

"They found that men can experience up to a three-fold increased risk of stroke, and that risk seemed to be well correlated with the severity of sleep apnea."

VOA: special.2011.05.04

At a time of high unemployment, he is pushing increased US exports as a way to create jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Older mothers are known to face increased risks for having children with genetic disorders, and genes are thought to play a role in the entire autism spectrum.

VOA: standard.2010.02.10

When the search began, a half-century ago, it seemed sensible to assume that as technological civilization increased on a planet, more and more signals would be broadcast into space.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

This fiscal year alone, the United States will spend The secretary says he will also discuss options for increased involvement in Afghanistan during a visit to South Korea, starting Wednesday.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said France unilaterally increased its troop presence last September to some 3,800, and will not even consider another change until a conference on Afghan aid being convened by Britain in late January.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

"He has improved information-sharing, increased intelligence support to our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, upheld civil liberties, and he played a key role in our effort to update and reorient our intelligence community to meet the threats of our time."

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

Earlier this year, police salaries were increased and many are now being paid through bank transfers, so no one is able to take a cut of a policeman's pay before it gets into the hands of the employee.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

His study shows that a diet high in white rice is associated with an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, a serious health condition in which the body is unable to properly use sugar in the bloodstream.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

He says increased demand for the fish could solve two problems - getting paid to fish a nuisance out of the river, and returning the populations of native fish to normal levels not seen in several decades.

VOA: standard.2010.07.19

In previous years, the U.N.Children's Fund has classified Haiti as a country 'in crisis.' Since the devastating earthquake struck, UNICEF has increased its efforts to restore shattered lives and protect children and women who are among the most vulnerable victims of this disaster.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04