They would call for help. And several groups of militia in the area would come to the aid of Harpers Ferry.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

On an average day,it says, almost twenty-seven thousand doctors, nurses and others work in teams of local and foreign aid workers.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

Microfinance,however, is a kind of aid that helps on a small scale in ways that are direct and local.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

In nineteen sixty-eight, he was found guilty of plotting to aid men who were refusing to join the American armed forces.

VOA: special.2009.03.15

One and a half million Palestinians live in the narrow strip of land where most people depend on aid.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

He is also a leader of a humanitarian aid organization that has been supporting a school in Haiti for years.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

Examples include large medical bills, the loss of financial aid or an unexpected change in the financial condition of their source of support.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

But stay tuned. In the next few weeks, we will discuss financial aid as we talk about the costs of an American education.

VOA: special.2009.01.15

If you know first aid methods, you can be calmer and more helpful in case of emergency.

VOA: special.2009.08.11

Huge organizations like the United Nations or International Monetary Fund might provide millions of dollars in aid to build systems in a developing country.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

Those countries include Afghanistan and Iraq, two nations that receive billions of dollars in international aid.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

The Copenhagen Accord sets a goal of one hundred billion dollars a year in aid to help poor nations with climate control by twenty-twenty.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

Hungary's prime minister,Ferenc Gyurscany, has called for two hundred thirty billion dollars in aid for the weakest of the twenty-seven members of the European Union.

VOA: special.2009.03.06

But last year, increasing gas prices and decreasing sales forced the company to seek billions of dollars in government aid in an attempt to avoid failure.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

They joined Goldman Sachs,J.P.Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America in returning government aid.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

She directed the aid efforts for victims of floods in Johnstown,Pennsylvania and Galveston,Texas.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

But it was not enough. By November, the government had extended a total of about 150 billion dollars in aid to A.I.G - the most to any single company during the crisis.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

Watkins says there also has been an increase in the number and gravity of attacks against international aid organizations.

VOA: standard.2009.08.07

Billions of dollars in aid have poured into Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 ousted the Taliban from power.

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

He says very little money has been given to the non-governmental agencies, which are important in the distribution of this aid.

VOA: standard.2009.08.07

And last month, President Lee Myung-bak pledged tens of millions of dollars in development aid to Vietnam and Cambodia.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

Those payments were being made as the floundering company received billions of dollars in government aid to avoid bankruptcy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

The Marines are to distribute aid in the area, and will establish a hub for the distribution of relief supplies elsewhere.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

Despite a doubling of its gross domestic product in the past five years, Sri Lanka still requires foreign aid and loans.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

the UN World Food Program Etienne Labonde says as of March,food aid did not cause major disruptions in Haiti's economy.

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

U.S.officials say,in addition to the refueling operation, Japan has contributed $2 billion worth of aid to Afghanistan during the last eight years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Thursday,the State Department made permanent a suspension of some $30 million in aid imposed after Mr.Zelaya was deposed.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

Both automakers, which are facing bankruptcy, received more than $17 billion in government aid during the closing days of the Bush administration.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30