They are trying to strike a deal that would see a Conservative-led government take power in Britain.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

It didn't take long for Easton to land an audition at Universal Music Group, which led to a recording deal with Mercury Nashville.

VOA: standard.2010.04.09

And a legally binding deal may take another year to put in place.

VOA: standard.2009.11.06

In a statement to the media, he said Israel and Hamas are "not on the brink of a deal" and that he fears negotiations on a prisoner swap could take years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

By stealing the day Shrek was born, the conniving elf (in his plot to take over the kingdom) leaves the ogre to deal with a world in which he never existed.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

Lois Fischbeck of Maryland came to urge the court to ban capital punishment, even though the justices are not scheduled to take on a particular case this term that would deal with the issue directly.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

"This was a first and therefore you had to deal with his absurd and vile policies and the analysis of them had to take a long time and you had to get right down deep into him and how he thought,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.23