The same ten cities stay at the top of the list from year to year, although their order may change slightly.

VOA: special.2009.03.27

A report from last year said women business owners are responsible for three trillion dollars a year in economic activity.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

Experts say job losses might slow later this year, but the unemployment rate could rise until the middle of next year.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

"American exports grew almost seventeen percent over the first four months of this year, compared to the same period last year.

VOA: special.2010.07.09

This term is used especially for plants like herbs that produce new growth year after year from the same root structure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

The Census Bureau says fifty-four percent of full time students at two- and four-year colleges last year were female.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

And my family,we usually eat the leftovers of the desserts that we make for New Year's, or New Year's Eve and stuff,so.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

The Council of Graduate Schools says this followed an increase of six percent last year and nine percent the year before that.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

For example, organizers of the Street Scene festival in San Diego,California, cancelled this year's event because of poor ticket sales last year.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

World trade is expected to drop eleven percent this year, after expanding by three percent last year.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

Advertising sales dropped sixteen percent last year, and the group expects another ten percent drop this year.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

Tyminski and his album are nominated for awards including Album of the Year, Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

It says the number of international students last year was almost fifteen percent higher than the last record setting year, two thousand two.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

It failed within a year. At eighteen, Patrick married a sixteen year old named Sarah Shelton.

VOA: special.2009.04.24