But Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday that the evidence is "quite clear" that humans are the main cause of temperatures rising faster than expected.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

The decrease was less than expected, and much less than at the start of the year.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

The estimate for the next ten years, however,is higher because the recession was deeper than expected.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

This week Intel reported that its results for the past three months were better than expected.

VOA: special.2009.07.17

But insurgent attacks have increased and progress has been slower than expected in the south.

VOA: special.2010.06.26

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the amount of money was greater than expected.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

Officials say Iran has made slower progress than expected in developing long-range ballistic missiles.

VOA: special.2009.09.19

Prime Minister George Papandreou won more support than expected for his proposals.

VOA: special.2011.07.01

Last month more Americans than expected lost their jobs.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

New claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, a sign the job market may be starting to recover.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Secretary Gates says a re-evaluation is particularly appropriate because security has deteriorated more than expected in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

Voter turnout was lower than expected, especially in the troubled south, in part because of Taliban threats to disrupt the balloting and retaliate against voters.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

And so this will only come as confirmation." A just-released nationwide survey of Afghans finds them more optimistic than expected, but still concerned about corruption and insecurity.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

The number of patients suffering depression was about 8 times greater than expected.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The win was Canada's sixth gold medal - perhaps fewer than expected - but Canadian officials say more gold medals could come before the Games close Sunday night.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

He says military operations are continuing longer than expected.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

NACE's latest survey in March found that employers expected to hire twenty-two percent fewer graduates this year than last.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

There was some good news this week, including better-than-expected reports on spending by Americans in January and February.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

They also used a new,lithium-ion battery that is expected to last longer than batteries in current hybrid cars.

VOA: special.2010.11.17

Late next week, leaders from more than one hundred countries are expected at the talks, including President Obama.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

On Tuesday, policy makers at the central bank said economic growth so far this year has been "considerably slower" than they had expected.

VOA: special.2011.08.12

It is expected to take ten years and more than eleven billion dollars to finish the job.

VOA: special.2010.04.02