The competition was first held in two thousand two and has taken place every two years since two thousand five.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

In two thousand two the group had suggested such screening tests every one to two years for women forty and older.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

But even in two thousand two, fewer than eleven percent of patents were awarded to women in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.05.13

In two thousand six, the two women entered their creations in a competition at New York's leading toy store, FAO Schwarz.

VOA: special.2011.04.22

The virus was identified in Uganda in two thousand four and has spread fast in areas extending from Lake Victoria.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

In two thousand seven, the Yankees signed a ten-year contract with Alex Rodriguez for a record two hundred seventy-five million dollars.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

He was one of only twenty-three senators who voted in two thousand two against supporting the invasion of Iraq.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

In two thousand nine, a team of scientists spent two months researching blue holes on Bahamian islands including Andros and Abaco.

VOA: special.2010.11.10

Growth in the United States is expected to reach about two and a half percent in two thousand ten.

VOA: special.2010.01.01

The survey in two thousand four also found that the United States had about two thousand independent bead supply stores.

VOA: special.2009.05.18

The study linked almost one in every five such deaths in two thousand eight to the virus that causes AIDS.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

But the country has been split in half since a failed overthrow in two thousand two led to armed conflict.

VOA: special.2010.10.26

More than seven thousand six hundred incidents were reported nationwide in two thousand seven, the most recent year available.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

The Cremation Association of North America says cremations were used in almost thirty-five percent of funerals in two thousand seven.

VOA: special.2009.12.11