The World Health Organization says there were almost two hundred fifty thousand new cases last year.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

From there it was almost nine hundred kilometers by boat down the Yukon River to the town of Dawson were gold had been discovered.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

There were telephones in almost every business office in the cities and in many homes.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

There were none. The ship had traveled almost four hundred eighty kilometers in twenty-four hours.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

There had been few complaints since the Commandments were posted almost twelve years ago.

VOA: special.2011.03.17

And,there were almost no community activities, resources or jobs for the mentally disabled.

VOA: special.2009.08.23

There were almost four hundred sixty deaths a year from liver failure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

"They're falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

So there were almost about half a million teens mothers who become pregnant in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

There were almost twice as many mouths to feed - but no extra food to feed them.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

"There were about 100,102 separate tribal conflicts last year, and as a result of that, there were almost 400,000 people which were newly displaced.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23