With BP's value almost cut in half, it is not just the people at the top who will be hit.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

"But sure,I went to see the premiere of Astrix and Cleopatra when it was , almost 30,000 people there just to laugh along.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

Spain's government says the numbers of would-be immigrants from Africa fell almost half, from 13,000 in 2008 to just more than 7,000 last year.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

Using just that large number of genetic markers, the team was able to predict in almost four out of five cases whether a person would live to be 100.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

He gained several more hundredths of a second in the third run Saturday, so with a total lead of almost half a second, Holcomb just needed to steer a solid run on his fourth and final trip down the icy course.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28