"I came back from that really shaken up. I started to think about how the oceans are having a hard time.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

"We have been hit really hard by the recession and I think that probably has got a lot to do with it."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

"They have not got their acts together. So I think the Swat operation has sent a very strong signal and if the government now starts an operation in even Waziristan, which is considered as a hard nut, I think it has good chances to succeed."

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

"I think when it comes down to questions of hard cash and state budget, the European governments will feel they are doing what they can and it is not really up to the United States to tell them what to do,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

"I think there are going to be hard choices governments are going to have to face, either to open up in areas where they actually need workers, and some do involve some lesser-skilled occupations, or probably have to face some strong pressures with respect to irregular migrations,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.20