But in a small,short person, Skinner says,just 3 kilograms can make the difference between a healthy weight and obesity.

VOA: standard.2010.03.09

In regular short-selling,traders borrow assets and sell them at a set price, hoping they can make a profit by buying them later at a lower price.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Prospective patients must be fit for travel, the cost must make economic sense, the length of stay should be relatively short and follow-up care must be predictable and fairly brief.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

(Speech) Ping said one of the lessons learned is that the world is paying for "the irresponsible and lax behavior" of large financial companies whose philosophy was to make short-term profits.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08