American officials say it will take at least two years for what one official called a meaningful measure of progress toward long-term stability.

VOA: special.2009.05.09

They were more than two-thirds of the way to the moon on a flight path that would take them to a moon landing.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

If,in the best-case scenario, that may only take two to three months.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

In two weeks, the European Union will consider whether high-debt countries will be forced to take austerity measures like introducing wage cuts, employment freezes and longer working weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

The number-two military man at the Pentagon, General James Cartwright, said it would probably take several more years for Iran to take that highly enriched uranium and develop a usable weapon.

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

For most of them,everything's rosy. Once dismissed as lowly junior colleges and commuter schools in urban areas where students could walk or take public transit to class, these two-year colleges are attracting tens of thousands of students who would normally enroll in four-year private or state universities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.14