The researchers said those with the highest level of cortisol were five times more likely to die from cardiovascular causes than those with the lowest levels.

VOA: special.2010.10.12

That reduced the monthly trade deficit to the lowest level in 5 years.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

It was a similar story in India. Bombay's Sensex index fell to its lowest level in two and a half months.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

Similar investments against the euro are also blamed for pushing the European currency to its lowest level in four years.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

The World Gold Council says, in the first half of the year, India's gold imports slumped by 26 percent, dropping to their lowest level in six years.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

While violence in Iraq continues to be at its lowest level in years, the president made a reference to problems, saying terrorists continue to try to derail progress.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

It ends at the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, four hundred meters below the level of the Mediterranean Sea.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

The land surface pokes just a couple of meters on average above sea level, making it the lowest-lying nation in the world.

VOA: standard.2009.10.17