They also worked on a platform -- a statement of their party's purpose.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

"That's the wonderful thing about Earth Day is that it really provides a platform, an opportunity for grassroots organizations and community organizations to really focus on what's happening in their neighborhoods and their homes in their communities, in their businesses and to focus on the priority problems and to engage people maybe for the first time in taking environmental action."

VOA: special.2010.04.21

The thing about the Titanic experience, what happened with the Titanic experience and the recognition she got from the New York Times in particular was that it gave her a platform from which to talk about some of the political and social issues -- miners rights,womens rights, the development of the juvenile court system, that sort of thing.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Chilcot had delayed Mr.Brown's attendance in order to avoid,he said, turning the inquiry into a platform for party politics.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

But the group has been largely inactive since 2005, when Mr.Abbas was elected on a platform of reaching a negotiated peace with Israel.

VOA: standard.2009.12.26

The newly ruling Democratic Party of Japan ran in part on a platform that advocated a more assertive policy toward the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

He is campaigning on a platform of universal health coverage and says Gabon can not accept power passing dynastically from father to son.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

"They're actually going to run on a platform of repeal in November.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

Our interests in Afghanistan are quite limited. The president emphasized that the core interest is to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a platform for the launching of terrorist attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

The new Japanese ruling party, which took power after 50 years of rule by its political opponents, ran on a platform that promised a more assertive posture toward the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.18

One platform declared that the people of a territory had the right to decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

For those opposed to slavery, the platform rejected the idea that slave owners had a constitutional right to take slaves into new territories.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

In this atmosphere of tension, it was clear that a pro-slavery platform would not be approved.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

They approved a pro-slavery platform, but did not nominate anyone for president.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

Yancey wanted to get a pro-slavery statement into the party's platform.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

So this is a very capable platform," For security reasons, officials will not say how large a bomb the M-ATVs can withstand.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

The speakers on the platform took a harder line than that of their government, calling for revenge for the sinking of the South Korean ship.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

So for a company that is just launching, or launching a new product line, or is making a big company shift, the Super Bowl offers a unique platform."

VOA: standard.2010.01.27

"So the fact that the UAE is pressuring RIM to essentially create a back door around its encryption, may actually threaten the reputation of BlackBerry as the most secure smartphone platform."

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

President Hamid Karzai, who unveiled his re-election campaign platform Monday, said if he is victorious he will invite the Taliban and other militants to a grand tribal council on the condition they first stop fighting the government.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10