He says his plan will save or create more than 3 million jobs over the next few years, and serve the economy for years to come.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

It was different from the dance or "swing" style that was popular for years.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

He says most forced labor is in the private economy, and it is usually for several months or years.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

The most common cause of COPD is long-term smoking or years of exposure to second-hand smoke.

VOA: standard.2010.06.21

Professor Hoodbhoy says the government for years tried to ignore or minimize the spreading influence of the militants, without acknowledging that the situation continued to worsen.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

Carstairs also mentioned the cases of elected legislators in Burma who have been in prison or otherwise harassed for years, and of several members of Parliament in Zimbabwe who have suffered violence and whose basic rights have been violated.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

At the age of six or seven years old, Emmanuel became a soldier for the Sudan People's Liberation Army.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

The designers suggest that rickshaw pullers could repay a loan to buy a Soleckshaw within about two or three years.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

Forty-four point four percent of all children between the ages of ten and seventeen years were obese or overweight.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

And some lower-paying jobs require only two years of college, or even a technical education program in high school.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

The law will require Americans to have health insurance, with a few exceptions, or pay a fine starting in four years.

VOA: special.2010.03.26

About thirteen million hectares of forest were cut down or lost through natural causes each year in the last ten years.

VOA: special.2010.04.06

For the first time, Americans will be required to have health insurance or face a yearly fine starting in four years.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

In Canada,for example, indigenous -- or First Nation people live on average seven fewer years than Canadians of European ancestry.

VOA: special.2009.07.20