But a growing number of legal cases claim Toyota knew for a long time about the sudden acceleration issue with other vehicles.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

There was also a drop in the number of people on long-term unemployment assistance.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

The truce did not last long. In the weeks that followed, a number of attempts were made to stop or arrest the leaders of the Free State government.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

Evocative symbols of Europe's troubled past,such as the swastika, have long been illegal in a number of countries across the continent.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

about the health of Kim Jong Il. The North Korean leader remained out of sight for a number of significant occasions, including the launch of a long-range rocket that angered the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

"I am particularly concerned by the long duration of unemployment faced by a great number of workers, and the disruptive impact that this long-term unemployment has had, and will have on these workers and their families.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

"We've heard the words he spoke on behalf of the world's number one democracy, he said - we've been waiting for these words for a long and he should know that the has friends and that Europe will from now on be an even stronger pillar that he can count on,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.04