In eighteen ninety-three he left Tokyo for the last time and returned to the United States.

VOA: special.2010.07.11

He wanted to look at his father for the last time.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

Last year,for the first time, the World Health Organization added snakebites to its list of "neglected tropical diseases."

VOA: special.2010.01.25

The World Food Program said last week that the number of hungry people will pass one billion this year for the first time in history.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

NATO,meanwhile,has acknowledged for the first time that Afghan civilians were killed in last week's controversial air strike in Kunduz province.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

Tanks and missiles paraded across Red Square last May for the first time since the Soviet collapse in 1991.

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

Others last for months or even years. There is no clear way of predicting at the present time how long this activity might go on for."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

The Labor Department says first-time claims for jobless benefits took an unexpected drop last week, to the lowest number since 2009 began, and 20 percent lower than at its peak earlier in the year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Some Democrats who voted against the original House bill last December said they will support the president this time, while others who voted for it last year said they may vote "no" on Sunday.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19