The United States has committed to send an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan this year for combat and training missions.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Moreover, it's had a 17.8% average return for the last ten years, which is number one among university endowments.

甚至,过去十年中,耶鲁基金的年均收益率高达17.8%,依然高居全美高校榜首

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So whatever 1/17th of a $1, roughly $.05 for each position away.

不论1美元的1/17是多少,大概是每个位置价值5美分

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For the last 17 years of her life, Dickinson shared her kitchen with Margaret Maher, an Irish immigrant.

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

That's bad news for the environment,he says, because deforestation produces around 17 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

About 3,000 foreign election observers declared that, despite a few irregularities, the first round of Ukraine's presidential election on January 17 met international standards for honesty.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Hayward will "walk" on October 1 with a hefty severance package and a pension for his years with the company that will total more than $17 million.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

The report based on information from U.S.embassies, international organizations and non-governmental groups assessed 175 countries and gave 17 of them the lowest possible rating for anti-trafficking efforts.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

The list of reasons why teams coming from abroad were not thrilled at the prospect of several weeks in Nigeria for this year's Under-17 World Cup is long.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

No date has been set for the parliament vote. Nepal has had 17 new governments in the past 19 years, since the country's pro-democracy movement started in 1990.

VOA: standard.2009.05.10

The Colts retook the lead 17-16 on a touchdown from running back Joseph Addai, before the Saints went ahead for good on a 2-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

BP's losses for the past quarter amount to some $17 billion, due to having to set aside more than $32 billion for costs linked to the oil spill off the U.S.coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

"In fact,the launching of the convention and the opening of the convention for signatures attracted 17 signatures this morning, and this is very encouraging as far as we are concerned so we are definitely very hopeful that this convention will enter into force sooner."

VOA: standard.2009.10.23