Voters in the last few years, and most recently in May, have rejected several ballot measures that would have raised taxes.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

Two years ago,European researchers reported that aspirin may have what they called a "long-term protective effect against colorectal cancer."

VOA: special.2010.12.14

But after years of building loyalty, the Japanese company may have put its quality brand name at risk, at least temporarily.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

If not,she says, they may be at increased risk for age-related broken bones years after their visits to space.

VOA: special.2009.03.10

Project information manager Peter Okoth says a majority of farmers may have the information on-line in 3 years.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Beth Polidoro says they may disappear within the next ten years unless action is taken to protect them.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

He says up to seventy-five wild Kenyan lions may have died this way during the past five years.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index had its biggest jump in six years in May.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

Graduates of study programs at most foreign medical schools may have to complete two or three years of residency, although there are exceptions.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

People infected with this form may develop the disease over many years without any major symptoms.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

Although he is between ninety and one hundred years old, George may yet become a father.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

The visa is good for three years and may be extended for another three years.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

There were not many visitors to Cape May for most of the last eighty years.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

Those completing study programs at foreign medical schools may be required to return to their own country for at least two years after their training ends.

VOA: special.2009.06.02

Medical residents may stay at a teaching hospital for three years or more.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

Long-period comets,however, may take several hundred years to orbit the sun.

VOA: special.2011.02.09

The crop may not be ready for up to two years.

VOA: special.2009.07.07

Twenty-five years later, settlers formed the first government of Cape May.

VOA: special.2009.06.01

But death may not come for many years.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

There are fears that some low-lying communities may have to be abandoned in years to come because of flooding and erosion.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

In May,Sri Lankan forces soundly defeated the rebel terrorist group, ending 27 years of war that cost tens-of-thousands of lives.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01