Yet the study found that having a friend who is lonely can add about seventeen days a year of loneliness.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

Yet she told VOA's Faiza Elmasry it was surprising how many students can graduate with, in her words,a "thin education."

VOA: special.2009.10.22

Yet sleep scientist Ying-Hui Fu at the University of California, San Francisco,says little is known about the basic need for sleep.

VOA: special.2009.08.26

They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects including equality, responsibility and protecting the environment.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

Yet researchers from Stanford University say new treatments are often no better than existing ones, but are almost always more costly.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

With this latest discovery, the researchers say noise pollution in coral environments raises yet another cause for concern for these organisms.

VOA: special.2010.08.10

Yet the situation did cause a great deal of tension while the nation waited to see if Garfield would survive.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

Yet insurance usually costs too much for a farmer with as little as a hectare or two of land.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

Shirley Griffith tells us about this singer and songwriter with a voice that is child-like, yet mysterious and forceful.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

Yet there was no difference in calories between the two groups for foods that the parents would have chosen for themselves.

VOA: special.2010.01.27

Yet Egypt is not alone. Foreign investors worry about corruption, mismanagement and security problems across North Africa and the Middle East.

VOA: special.2011.02.04

Yet up at about five-thousand-four hundred meters the air pressure is only about half of what it is on the ground.

VOA: special.2011.04.06

Yet another sign is struggling to find the right words to express thoughts or understand what is being discussed.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

Yet for all the praise Lewis received, he was known for putting the interests of the group over the individual.

VOA: special.2009.03.01