And the D.P.J. has questioned an agreement about an American Marine base on the island of Okinawa.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

"By two thousand and twenty, C.O.P.D.will likely be the third leading cause of death across the world."

VOA: special.2009.06.23

A list of American colleges and universities that offer financial aid to foreign students can be found at edupass.org -- e-d-u-p-a-s-s dot o-r-g.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

The team examined results from a Norwegian study of more than nine hundred people with C.O.P.D.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

The team examined results from a Norwegian study of nine hundred fifty-four people with C.O.P.D.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

Doctor Soerheim says they show that women suffered the same severity of C.O.P.D.as men.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

She says they show that women suffered the same severity of C.O.P.D.as men.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

The D.P.J.won almost two-thirds of the seats in lower house elections last Sunday.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Taro Aso,prime minister since last September, resigned as leader of the L.D.P.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Greece's debt could reach one hundred twenty percent of its G.D.P.this year.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

But there are risks if the D.P.J.dismisses experienced civil servants.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

C.O.P.D.,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, blocks airflow through the lungs.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

C.O.P.D.is a new name for emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

that produce ninety-five percent of the G.D.P.in the world."

VOA: special.2009.10.02

In both cases, women had more severe C.O.P.D.

VOA: special.2009.06.23

G.D.P.is the widest measure of economic activity.

VOA: special.2010.02.12

Many people with C.O.P.D.have both of them.

VOA: special.2009.06.03