The commission held public hearings in Sierra Leone's major cities and regional towns, but did not reach remote villages like Dugba-yeima.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

And that will affect up to 600 million people that are living close to the coastline and it will include major cities like New York,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

Al-Iryani says the warnings are harming his country, and that Yemen's major cities and almost all its roads are safely controlled by the central government.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

After all,there are no children begging on the streets in major cities here.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

"We must keep in mind how even apparently unsuccessful attacks on Western mass transportation systems can bring major cities to a halt, cost the enemy billions and send his corporations into bankruptcy."

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Towns and cities could develop farther away from major waterways and the coasts.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

In addition to the two governor's races, there will be special elections for U.S.House seats in New York and California, and mayoral elections in several major U.S.cities including New York,Boston, Houston,Detroit,Pittsburgh, Seattle and Minneapolis.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Foreign Minister Zebari insisted that he doesn't think that the recent surge of violence will disrupt the timetable for U.S.troops to withdraw from major Iraqi cities in June, or for assuming security responsibilities across the country.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

The visit by Secretary of State Clinton to Iraq comes on the heels of a wave of bloody suicide-bombings which threaten to destabilize the country, just weeks before U.S.troops are set to withdraw from major Iraqi cities.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25