That's a critical question because some African countries within the Commonwealth - whose observers are on the ground - have already said that as far as their concerned, the election was legitimate and others have even used the phrase - free and fair.

BBC: Six forum: BBC correspondent Rageh Omaar

"Edgy" (the third most often cited word in the industry, right after "money" and "money") is a generic catch phrase that implies free-spirited bravery on the part of the people who are making the film.

CNN: Review: Darkness in 'Very Bad Things' nearly works

The most dramatic phrase in the speech was his promise to free America from its addiction to oil, but there was little real change in energy policy (see article).

ECONOMIST: State of the union

Our reporter says the head of the EU's observer mission stopped short of calling the elections "free and fair" and took an interpreter to task during a news conference when he used he used this phrase in a translation.

BBC: Angolan ex-rebels accept defeat