But health costs are increasing at an average of about six percent a year -- far ahead of inflation.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

She said China has taken its own measures to fight climate change and supports pressing ahead with international cooperation.

VOA: special.2009.12.26

She suspects that chimps may be a step ahead of humans in how their bodies deal with the virus.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

But his flight gave Americans the feeling that the United States could pull ahead of the Soviet Union in the space race.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

But today at the shelter, there is one very little dog with a big job ahead of her.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

Yet before this week, there were signs of promise of better times ahead for its nine million people.

VOA: special.2010.01.16

Standing at the entrance of the tunnel I could see ahead of me a darkness so absolutely black it seemed a solid.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

Igor Sikorsky often said: "The work of the individual still remains the spark which moves mankind ahead."

VOA: special.2010.09.10

This week in our Foreign Student Series, we jump ahead to the subject of where to live.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

Anything in art,music or literature which is very modern or ahead of its time is called avant-garde.

VOA: special.2010.04.18

And he offers this advice once you have chosen the record you want to set: Train hard.Plan ahead.Be patient -- don't give up.

VOA: special.2011.05.16

The elections are being seen as a vote on Mister Maliki's leadership ahead of national parliamentary elections to be held later this year.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

He hoped this would unite the party and give him support in the difficult years ahead.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

He promised that the government will meet what he called "the huge challenges ahead of us."

VOA: special.2010.05.22