As a result,they are excluded from dozens of government programs which offer cheaper food, jobs or other benefits to poor people.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Local human-rights groups say dozens of women were raped and at least 157 people were killed on September 28.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

Over its six-year run, "Lost" won dozens of awards, including an Emmy and a Golden Globe for best drama series.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Dozens of MDC and human rights activists have been arrested in recent months on charges of plotting to overthrow the state.

VOA: standard.2009.06.21

Meanwhile,dozens of war survivors who had come to witness the start of the trial were disappointed at its quick conclusion.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

but Israel has refused because the list includes dozens of top militants involved in deadly suicide bombings and shooting attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

In the summer of 2005, price hikes in Yemen sparked riots that killed dozens of people, and injured hundreds.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

Dozens of houses on the outskirts of the Sicilian city were swept away or flattened by heavy rain and mud.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

In 2007, after a fire destroyed an apartment complex housing dozens of immigrant families, only one family accepted help from MCC.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Some people took refuge on roofs and were plucked to safety by helicopter, but dozens of people are still missing.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

A wave of cold and snowy weather continues to grip Europe, grounding airplanes,trains and cars and causing dozens of deaths.

VOA: standard.2010.01.10

Many people are desperate to leave behind the rubble-strewn streets and precarious structures that have been weakened by dozens of aftershocks.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

An Afghan rights organization says dozens of civilians died in the attack, which was ordered by German forces.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

Eyewitnesses say police and paramilitary basij forces carrying clubs beat demonstrators at Tehran's Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, arresting dozens and dispersing dozens of others.

VOA: standard.2009.07.30

The U.S.Navy and the navies of dozens of other countries are patrolling the narrow waterway to deter ship hijackings-for-ransom by pirate gangs.

VOA: standard.2010.01.07

But MEND has been severely weakened since dozens of its field commanders and thousands of gunmen accepted President Yar'Adua's amnesty offer and disarmed.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Afghan rights officials say dozens of civilians were killed in the strike that had targeted Taliban insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

The movie cost just $2,500 to make, but is expected to be shown in dozens of countries.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

Dozens came to the beach to sift through piles of clothes and textiles,truck tires and personal belongings.

VOA: standard.2009.10.04