"About half of our business is done in the last quarter of the year, in the last three months.

VOA: special.2009.12.25

The Federal Housing Finance Agency said home prices fell seven percent in the first three months of the year.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

Just before the first of the year, a congressman asked the president if he still planned to sign the Emancipation Proclamation.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

In fact,Science magazine recognized the discovery of "genes for mental illness" as the number two "Breakthrough of the Year."

VOA: special.2009.06.24

Most of the forty-five business economists questioned said they expect the recession to end in the second half of the year.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

There should be some sense by the end of the year,he says, whether or not serious progress is being made.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

She spends about three hundred days out of the year traveling around the world to discuss her many projects and goals.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

Each December, the editors and news directors of the Associated Press vote for the top ten news stories of the year.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

The Senate must also act. The president wants to sign a bill into law by the end of the year.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

Democratic leaders in Congress say they hope to pass a bill for the president to sign by the end of the year.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Many people who work in fishing part of the year also depend on well-paid jobs in offshore energy.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

Flashdance became the third highest box office hit of the year, earning more than ninety million dollars in the United States alone.

VOA: special.2010.03.12

It was named Song of the Year at the Austin Music Awards, the closing event of the South by Southwest Music conference.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

It is the most exciting event of the year for people who make movies and for people who love to watch them.

VOA: special.2009.02.20