The global downward market trend accelerated Thursday with two economic reports that cast doubt on the sustained vitality of the U.S.economic recovery.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20

Geithner said one key to a sustained economic recovery will be to reduce U.S.federal deficits and stop adding to America's national debt.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

The increase to level 5 indicates that there is sustained human-to-human transmission in communities in different geographical locations.

VOA: standard.2009.04.29

Witnesses said a hospital in the capital collapsed, a luxury hotel in Petionville had sustained major damage and many other buildings were destroyed.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

The collateral damage sustained by the population over the last eight years has driven more and more people into the fold of the insurgents.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

In an appearance Friday, in Allentown,Pennsylvania , President Obama called the November jobs figure "modestly encouraging" but said he will not be satisfied until there is sustained significant improvement.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

"The Cuban people are not free." Numerous other leaders expressed hope for sustained dialogue between the United States and Cuba that will lead to normalized relations, while addressing human rights and political reform on the island.

VOA: standard.2009.04.19

The male brains, especially nerve cell rich parts of the brain associated with thinking and remembering, seemed to have sustained more long term damage from high lead levels than the brains of the young women.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

Analysts say it remains to be seen whether the Palestinians' unilateral effort to get a U.N.security endorsement of a Palestinian state will be sustained or is no more than a publicity stunt meant to get Israel to make concessions.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

"We reaffirmed our commitment to strong, sustained economic growth as was articulated by the G-20 in Pittsburgh, and reaffirmed our intent to continue to expand trade and resist protectionist measures between the United States and the European Union,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

"We are preparing stores such as rations and water so we can keep ourselves sustained and then it will just be patrolling out from the area to see if we can mix with the locals and find the insurgents."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

And in front of us, we have the possibility of sustained growth,helping billion, one billion people to get out of poverty,' The world economy has shown steady improvement since the second quarter of 2009, but Strauss-Kahn says the recovery has been uneven.

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

The World Health Organization says it needs to see clear evidence of sustained community transmission of the swine flu virus from person-to-person in at least two regions of the world before it raises its alert to the phase six pandemic level.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

"More alarmingly,WHO estimates if the combined effect of decreased financial and political commitment were to be sustained or continued, this could result to a return of a half a million measles deaths each year by 2012, wiping out the gains made over the past 18 years."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

"They are playing games, they are manipulating the Medicare trust fund, they are sticking it to our seniors, and our kids are going to get a massive bill, a massive bill for this, because this new entitlement that is being funded, will not be able to be sustained,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.24