Unemployment in March stood at more than 15 percent, a dramatic jump from just over four percent a year earlier.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17

President Ahmedinejad, flanked by speaker Larijani, stood alongside his new ministers and read off a list of goals for his new cabinet.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

In the first nine months of 2009, capital inflows stood at just $12 billion one fifth the level of a year earlier.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"This is a decision that we have to make as a nation. Stand with those judges who stood against that dictator Mr.Musharraf, or should we stand with the other ones, who actually defied and violated the constitution and the law,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

I could see a thousand stars. As I stood there I turned my eyes to a large red star.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

"Well, all through his studies, I stood by him, with the feeling a mother has for a disabled child.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

A young girl who stood behind the counter asked her if she wished to examine the silky leg coverings.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Well,all through his studies, I stood by him, with the feeling a mother has for a disabled child.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

He stood farther away from the pitcher than most players, and used a heavier bat than most players.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

A man was smiling at me as he stood in front of one of the little houses.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

I stood up and argued about silly things, in a high voice and with violent hand movements.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

But natural selection has stood the test of time as a basis for the science of biology.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

He stood two hundred thirty-one centimeters -- tall even for a Dinka, some of Africa's tallest people.

VOA: special.2010.07.05

As they stood talking, a man dressed in a long black cape came down the street.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

The day was very hot, and Taylor stood for a long time in the burning sun.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

Facing Cemetery Hill, the Confederates stood shoulder to shoulder in a line almost two kilometers long.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

As I stood watching him, a rifle fired in the distance, then another and another.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

She often stood for hours with her hands on a piano while it was played.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

The house stood unoccupied for a while, then government agencies used it for offices.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

He hears a noise at the window: Deep into the darkness peering, long I stood there wondering,fearing,Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;

VOA: special.2009.02.02

The roofs were also mud. A wagon repair shop and blacksmith barn stood nearby.

VOA: special.2010.04.26