In the past few years, the two sides had argued and fought over their opinions.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

In efforts to repress any revolutionary fervor in the past few years, Iran has deemed large gatherings of people to be suspicious.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

The LDP's popularity has fallen sharply in the past few years as it struggled with a weak economy and the aftermath of several corruption scandals.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

That myth has taken a pummeling in the past few years."

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

They are steps that are working." Bernanke says the Federal Reserve and other economic policy makers have been challenged by unprecedented events in the past few years, but his objective has not changed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

In the past few years, Baomahun town has mushroomed as people rush to mine the land before it is taken over by the British mining company, Cluff Gold, whose 137 kilometer concession includes the artisanal mining pits.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

The World Health Organization says chronic malnutrition in Gaza has increased during the past few years and is now just over 10 percent.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

As an educator,however, Johnson says that there is no other widespread cultural innovation to explain the radical shift in language usage she's seen over the past few years.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

Rights activists note that the police and army in the south have been accused of numerous human rights abuses over the past few years, few of which have been investigated.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

As in other cases during the past few years, average travelers are now the ones paying the price by spending even more time in international airport terminals and undergoing increased screening, while security officials attempt to figure out just went wrong and who was responsible.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28