And it expects that number to increase to forty-five billion dollars by the end of this year, even with the current economic downturn.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

Dr.Bustreo says even better, India has seen a 75 percent increase in the number of women going to a birthing facility.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

Even with the rise, the latest figure remains nearly 50 percent below the consumer confidence number reported two years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

And number two because of the inevitable collateral damage that occurs from even the most carefully planned and skillfully executed military operations,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

"Our alliance with Japan is key to a number of important regional and even global issues,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

"So for instance, our relationships have been linked to lower blood pressure, better immune functioning, and even inflammatory processes that are implicated in a number of diseases."

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

They say negotiators for both sides will try to decide on an even lower number of nuclear weapons and verification provisions to be included in the new treaty.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

Kenneth Thorpe of Emory University expects the number to go even higher.

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

Ann Veneman,is anExecutive Director of UNICEF, She says global efforts have stopped a downward trend in vaccinations and have even boosted the number of children and infants being vaccinated.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

OECD unemployment division chief Stephan Scarpetta says the number of jobless among the OECD's 30 member countries is expected to climb even higher next year, to nearly 10 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

UNICEF's Lake said even in Senegal, where the number of public schools has doubled in the last decade, there is still work to be done to achieve gender equality in schools.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

And I think the reason it is considered a landmark conference is that quite a number of issues came to the fore, Controversy surrounded the Durban AIDS conference even before it opened.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

While the results may be disappointing, proponents of testing say identifying even a small number of people is worth the effort because early treatment saves lives and can prevent the spread of HIV.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Another thing is that most patients - And of those who were tested, only a small number were positive, even though the researchers tested 30 times more people than would normally be tested for HIV.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

In his final appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Craddock said NATO member nations have fallen short on providing the number of combat forces and trainers that Afghanistan needs, and even on providing promised funding to help build the country's own security forces.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24