Some areas of Joshua Tree National Park in California, for example, can no longer support the trees that the park is named for.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

And some buried seeds can survive up to forty years -- or even longer.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

This week,we tell about how thin monkeys live longer than fat ones, how aspirin can help colon cancer patients and some new information about Tyrannosaurus rex.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

As before,some of the Indians became angry and refused to wait any longer.

VOA: special.2010.04.01

Yet,for some minutes longer I stood still. But the beating grew louder,louder!

VOA: special.2009.05.16

And some buried seeds can survive up to forty years,or even longer.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

Some doctors advise a longer wait.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

"With more stable infrastructure, once it's rebuilt, with a more robust health system, there's an opportunity to not only deal with the immediate tragedy of the earthquake, but hopefully, some of the longer-term crises that Haitians have experienced day in and day out."

VOA: special.2010.02.01

Europe's biggest economy,Germany, last week banned some speculative trading and has indicated it may do so in the longer term.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

"But the folks who have been looking for work without any luck for months and,in some cases,years, cannot wait any longer.

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

Some people have lost their jobs and can no longer perform basic functions, such as driving due to bad outcomes from LASIK.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

It continues to confirm that some U.S.bombers, all the B-1 bombers, no longer have a nuclear weapons role,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

But recounting and certifying the results are expected to take some weeks,if not longer.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Different foods, much more genteel: cosmetic issue." cooking techniques and lifestyles can explain why some people of some cultures are leaner, healthier and living longer than others.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"Let us debate the future of the party," "And let us, let all segments of the party come in!" But some of the most prominent voices on the far-right of the Republican Party say Powell no longer has a say.

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

Pelosi has faced opposition from fiscally-conservative Democrats still nervous about the longer-term cost of the legislation,and opposition from some her in party who assert that language in the measure does not go far enough to ensure a continuing ban on the use of federal funds for abortion.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19