In no time, there was the greatest turn-around you ever saw.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

"Insurgencies last a long time." "But,as you look at how long it took to turn Iraq around, it was about 18 months.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

However,he acknowledged that the unemployment rate is the highest it has been in 25 years, and he said it will take time for the economy to turn around.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09