He decided to overcome his physical weaknesses through exercise and hard work.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

His decision gives Democrats a 59-seat majority, one short of the 60 necessary to overcome Republican attempts to block legislation.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

During his first tenure, Mr.Leterme was unable to overcome deep divisions between the nation's Flemish and French speaking communities.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

The commission has numerous logistical obstacles to overcome to hold a general election in a country recovering from war.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

"Since 2004 we have been working closely with international agencies to gather intelligence to overcome any potential terrorism act."

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

"It's also trying to overcome the fear of cholera, because it's a new disease and it's unknown and it strikes quickly,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

"And what incentive programs do is make it more favorable for you to overcome that tendency to procrastinate doing something now."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

He called on both Democrats and Republicans to overcome their bitter partisan divisions and work together to pass legislation to solve problems.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28

David Kramer,former senior State Department official in the Bush administration, says both countries have to overcome numerous obstacles before becoming NATO members.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"It can be contained if the government is able to overcome and restore peace and demonstrate that it is all working very well."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

I know there is a longer journey that must be traveled to overcome decades of mistrust.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

He explains that despite their differences the plane crash in Russia is "a great loss for the nation, which will be difficult to overcome."

VOA: standard.2010.04.10

Egypt has tried to overcome this obstacle by sponsoring reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Mr.Orban,47,told parliament that he realizes he takes over a country mired in political tensions and struggling to overcome its deepest recession in nearly two decades.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

One dissenting voice is Libya's Geneva lawyer, Charles Poncet, who says he is very happy that Bern and Tripoli have managed to overcome their differences.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23