But just released EU statistics show the economy plummeted nearly ten percent in the first quarter of 2009, compared to the previous three months.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17

The result ended a medal drought for Morrison, who had failed to medal in his previous events at these Olympics.

VOA: standard.2010.02.28

The policy to promote domestic spending over exports is a stark contrast to previous administrations, led by the Liberal Democratic Party.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

The army says up to 15,000 troops in Swat are moving slowly to minimize the collateral damage that helped doom previous operations.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

At the previous conference, President Karzai pledged a commitment to improve security,governance and economic opportunities for Afghans.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

He said the current bill corrects previous policies that focused too heavily on military aid to Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

Some politicians claimed the United States had abandoned the region in order to repair relations with Russia, which strongly opposed the previous missile plan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

To sort out the confusion, Hashibe and her colleagues used statistical techniques to, in effect,make one big study out of the previous smaller studies.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

Mr.Abbas urged the United States to pressure Israel's hawkish new government to uphold previous peace agreements and agree to the creation of a Palestinian state.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

The private sector added more than better than the previous month, but not enough to offset the loss of more than 200,000 temporary census jobs.

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

Israel is alarmed by Iran's recent test firing of its longest-range missile and previous threats by its president to wipe the Jewish state "off the map."

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Overall,it says insurgent attacks fell to 12 per day from 22 per day during the previous three months, while Iraqi civilian casualties fell 35 per cent.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

India has complained that previous American aid given to fight domestic terrorism was misused by the Pakistani military and spent on weapons and equipment to deter India.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Mr.Obama and other Democrats have, in the past, accused the previous administration of President George Bush of sending U.S.troops to Iraq without adequate planning, equipment or protection.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

They became eligible for the Winter Games in 1992, but the NHL has allowed its athletes to go to the Olympics only three previous times: in 1998,2002,and 2006.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Holbrooke said nearly all of previous aid went to the Pakistani military.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12