"Is it calmer now? Are people a little less active than they were a few months ago or about a year ago?

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

"Just a few months ago, folks thought that these factories might be closed for good.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

Just a few months ago, he approved the latest increase of more than 20,000 U.S.troops in Afghanistan, allowing for more aggressive operations against Taliban strongholds.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

"We do it as a team now, where a few months ago we didn't do it along with our Afghan partners, now,every day, we are all together in the same venues and we pass information.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

The White House and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office,or CBO, project a federal deficit of about $1.6 trillion for the current fiscal year a record-high, although slightly less than had been projected a few months ago.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

In the past few months, the cost of wheat and sugar has more than doubled they say, and cooking gas, in constant short supply, can cost three times as much as it did a few months ago.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

That translates into "Unfortunately, despite the most recent indicators that suggest the recovery may be in sight somewhat earlier than we were expecting only a few months ago, it will take far for the recovery to materialize in terms of significant improvement in the labor market,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.16