One-third of those asked said stress levels about their financial situation are much higher now than a year ago.

VOA: special.2010.10.12

Rick Sharga from RealtyTrac says up to one-fourth of all homes that still have a mortgage loan balance are in this situation.

VOA: special.2011.01.24

Looking for the best in every situation is one way Curt Onalfo deals with hardship.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

This is the situation in one of Wharton's most popular books, "Ethan Frome,"

VOA: special.2010.10.24

Lee asked one of his officers to report on the situation.

VOA: special.2009.12.17

One Indian leader named Black Elk described the situation best.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

One of them is the political situation. Afghanistan held elections in August but the results are contested amidst allegations of fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

Ballo adds there is also a shortage of beds, and the situation in many homes is one of cramped quarters.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

He says no one seems sure of how bad the situation is, or what will happen down the road.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

"That is why hundreds of thousands are fleeing from one place to another and are returning when the situation permits,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

A statement by MEND said "a situation where the future of the Niger Delta is tied to the health and well-being of one man is unacceptable."

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Colville calls this is an almost unimaginable situation for children and other civilians to have to live through for even one day, let alone months on end.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

On a related issue, spokesman Rupert Colville says the situation of one-quarter of a million displaced Tamils living in internment camps continues to be of great concern.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

This has been the situation in the Congo for many years." One of the reports focuses on the actions of government forces, some of whom engaged in large-scale pillaging, arbitrary killings and sexual violence.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12