Public officials, the self-employed and those who earn more than about $70,000 a year can choose private insurance.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

"Just a back-of-the-envelope calculation shows that in the Philippines, if we in a year can be reaching just five thousand farmers and their fields can be increasing the yield by half a ton per hectare, we could be looking at profitabilities for those farmers in the range of half a million dollars."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Once they pass the exams, they can leave high school as early as the end of the second year.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

Last year,Doctor Chan reported that a long-term study of almost fifty thousand men showed that aspirin can help prevent colon cancer.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

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

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Yet the study found that having a friend who is lonely can add about seventeen days a year of loneliness.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

Mr.Czudek says the loss of a maize crop can mean the loss of a family's food supply for a year.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

Last year Doctor Chan reported that a long-term study of almost fifty thousand men showed that aspirin can help prevent colon cancer.

VOA: special.2009.08.19

The state can seek loans to pay its bills until more tax money comes in later this year.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

The GAVI Alliance says almost two million children a year die from diseases that vaccines can prevent.

VOA: special.2011.06.15

They realize it can be difficult to balance college classes and a job during the school year.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

But any time of year, visitors to the nation's capital can see a number of memorials that honor members of the armed forces.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

During an on-crop year, growers often treat the fruit so it can stay on the tree longer.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Or they can train for a job for a year or two and get a certificate.

VOA: special.2009.06.18