Over the past few decades,however, scientists have determined that even trace amounts of lead in children's bodies leads to long-term neurological and behavioral problems.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

"The key to long term success in this area is our outreach with foreign governments."

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

on a path to long-term, sustainable fiscal health. But he told reporters that achieving another objective, cutting the deficit in half as a percentage of gross domestic product within five years, would require "modifications,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

But she said it is time to go beyond disaster relief to long-term development to counter a so-called "youth tsunami" of an estimated one million Haitian young people who will enter the job market during the next five years.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

The rain harvesting systems mean that a family member no longer has to walk long distances to get water.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

No one knew if they could get the spacecraft back to Earth, or if they could survive long enough to return.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

They say it will help scientists better understand how to protect long-beaked echidnas and the areas where they live.

VOA: special.2009.07.07

It is easy to find them by the long lines of children waiting to tell Santa what they want for Christmas.

VOA: special.2009.12.20

And are any dorms open all year so international students can have a place to stay during long vacations?

VOA: special.2009.03.26

She hated her with all the intensity of the blood passed to her through long lines of cruel ancestors.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

In the nineteen forties, she was the first black woman to sign a long-term agreement with a major Hollywood movie studio.

VOA: special.2010.05.14

But spending cuts in the eighty-five billion dollar budget might still not be enough to solve long-term problems.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

In the nineteen forties, Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

The proposed law aims to expand community-based services for those who want to receive long-term care at home.

VOA: special.2009.08.15