Later,she began spending three months at a time with friends and relatives so she could attend other area schools.

VOA: special.2010.06.27

Some people enjoy spending a lot of time in their homes to make them nice places to live.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

Cut to the chase means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

Heavy government spending could cause inflation unless officials find just the right time to act.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

Now,many leaders agree it is time for them to start backing off from stimulus spending, and get their debts and deficits under control.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

A large part of the council's job is also spending personal time in refugee neighborhoods.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Top U.S.officials have been spending much of their time trying to revive the country's economic health by targeting aid at failing banks and ailing auto companies.

VOA: standard.2009.06.13

But recent reports showed U.S.consumer confidence dipping and consumer spending down as government subsidies to purchase new cars have ended and tax credits for first-time home buyers are soon to expire.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

"We have got to find new models of economic growth, particularly at a time when consumers are just not going to be spending as much as they were, and that had been driving a lot of economic growth over the last several months,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.14

As in other cases during the past few years, average travelers are now the ones paying the price by spending even more time in international airport terminals and undergoing increased screening, while security officials attempt to figure out just went wrong and who was responsible.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28