The longer the wait,experts say, the more likely that the risks of treatment will outweigh the benefits.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

The longer the ring finger and the shorter the index finger, the greater the testosterone exposure.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

They found the longer the trip, the greater the threat of deep vein thrombosis.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

"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

True, but the younger we start outin a new place, the longer we can stay there.

VOA: standard.other

Others say the back seat is small. The T-shaped top of the battery rests underneath the seat, with the longer strip under the center console.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Admiral Mullen said the longer it takes the international community to address the security situation in Afghanistan, the longer foreign troops will have to be there.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

We may be able to use them later. So we may not be able to give them a job right off the bat, but the longer we stay, we're going to need the more people and hopefully the more people we can help,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Degas and the other artists had decided that they would no longer follow the rules and restrictions of the Paris Salon.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

But he continued to visit the mountaintop where the men were buried, until he could no longer make the climb.

VOA: special.2009.11.24

He says that, when researchers changed the magnetic field, the butterflies were no longer able to find their way.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

Today,the buildings are no longer there, just the outlines of where they stood, and some of the original bricks.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

The poems can be no longer than three minutes and are rated from zero to ten, ten being the best score possible.

VOA: special.2009.04.27