At the start of this year there were two hundred thirteen thousand cases of leprosy reported in one hundred twenty-one countries.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

It was June sixth,nineteen forty-four, the start of the Allied invasion of Europe, the final push to defeat Nazi Germany.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

Beet seeds can be planted as soon as the soil is able to be worked at the start of the growing season.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

This week, Steve Ember and Gwen Outen talk about Martin Van Buren and the start of his presidency.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

From the start,"Invisible Man" was a book that changed the way white Americans thought about black Americans.

VOA: special.2010.09.19

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

VOA: special.2009.08.28

At the start of the 20th century, the United States Army had a Yellow Fever Commission.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

The spill comes shortly before the start of the fishing season for crab, shrimp and oysters.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

At the start of the twentieth century, the United States Army had a Yellow Fever Commission.

VOA: special.2011.05.31

And that,he thought, might be the start of a southern struggle against the federal government.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

Visitors have even seen roses in full flower in December at the start of winter.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

I'm Steve Ember. Germany's attack on Poland and the start of World War Two in Europe presented a problem for Americans in September of nineteen-thirty-nine.

VOA: special.2011.05.12

Some artists are well known, while others are at the start of their musical careers.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

They learn how a wealthy American family lived at the start of the twentieth century.

VOA: special.2010.03.08