"And nation building, social cohesion, is an important outcome for us in this World Cup.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

This is still a huge question for us when we think about nation building and building new states, how to create a legitimate authority.

这对我们来说依然是个庞大的问题,当我们思考国家的建设,建设一个新的国家，如何创造合法权力。

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Nation building,he says, is a long-term process and 10 years is just the beginning.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"America,it is time to focus on nation-building here at home."

VOA: special.2011.06.25

Professor Bacevich says the key U.S.goal could be achieved without the nation-building aspect of the plan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"And,we ended up being involved in state-building and counter-narcotics and human rights and nation development, which actually took the focus away from the main priority."

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

In an emotional speech on the floor of the Senate, Veteran-Democrat Robert Byrd, suggested the U.S.military mission and Afghanistan has become lost in what he called some broader scheme of nation-building.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15