But its lack of action did not stop the rise of a labor organization that had been formed a few years earlier.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

That has been a frequent source of the criticism of the New Criticism in its afterlife over the last forty or fifty years.

这也是新批评派,在过去四五十年的,理论根据之一。

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Since its beginnings sixty years ago, four hundred ninety-four criminals have been placed on the "Top Ten List."

VOA: special.2010.05.05

Over the years, when its sports teams have done well, Pittsburgh has been called the "City of Champions."

VOA: special.2009.07.13

"Toyota has,for the past few years, been expanding its business rapidly.

VOA: special.2010.02.26

Scientists have been studying its medical possibilities for many years.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

Potter had been taking an osteoporosis drug called Fosamax, also known by its generic name alendronate, for eight years.

VOA: standard.2010.03.14

Proposals to sanction Iran's gasoline imports, which account for 40 percent of its needs, have been advocated by various lawmakers in recent years.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

In recent years,the political dynamic between Ankara and Tehran has been turned completely on its head.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Hong Kong's response has been influenced by its experience with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) six years ago, which killed nearly 300 people in the territory.

VOA: standard.2009.05.08

"However,what Egypt did undermine, to an extent,especially in the last two years, has been to combine its legitimate defense of national security concerns with a wider appeal to Arab interests and Palestinian interests at the core of them,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Curatorial Director Howard Kramer says the museum's display of Presley artifacts and memorabilia has been updated for its new exhibit, "Every few years we freshen up the exhibit artifacts, things that he used in his life,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

Saying Iran's intention to build nuclear weaponry and its efforts to disguise this could not be clearer now, Berman said there can be no doubt Iran has been lying to the international community for years about its allegedly peaceful nuclear intentions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25