But it has been effective. It has helped to balance a potentially disruptive tension between the desires of a minority and the broader interests of our all-volunteer force."

VOA: special.2010.02.06

"By suddenly having an actual mechanism to value these systems in dollars, it gives you a potentially very large new mechanism for countering the other financial and economic arguments."

VOA: special.2011.05.10

But he said the failures that led to a potentially catastrophic breach in security must be addressed immediately.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

Until that day in 2008 do, when he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal bone cancer, Bruce Feiler had been living a seemingly charmed life.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

At Sydney's Royal North Shore hospital a video linkup has allowed doctors from Vietnam and Japan to present case studies and to share their experiences in dealing with a potentially fatal illness.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

It occurs as a result of something underlying which can be potentially serious."

VOA: special.2009.09.02

So,to the extend that you can get this technology to them, this could potentially be a very profitable business."

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Democrats and Republicans who signed the letter say a key goal is to encourage a thorough debate, before the U.S.potentially becomes mired in an even longer military commitment.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

Pyongyang says it may also prevent access into or out of a joint industrial complex in the North Korean city,Kaesong, potentially trapping hundreds of South Korean business managers there.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

"We are dealing with a massive and potentially-unprecedented environmental disaster.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

That accord mandated by the U.S.Congress is a necessary prerequisite for American aerospace firms to bid on a pending Indian purchase of 126 multi-role fighter jets, potentially the largest-ever arms sale.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

"Recent protests in a number of cities denouncing the lack of electricity is a sign of potentially growing disillusionment and anger over what has become a situation of daily life for the average Iraqi citizen."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

"I think for the industry as a whole, it's very interesting and potentially important because there are a lot of publishers who haven't yet developed paid-for models, who are looking at a cyclical and structural decline in advertising revenues,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

Indeed,volatile food prices, population growth, low agricultural productivity and the potentially devastating effects of climate change make it a particularly daunting challenge. The IFAD president says over the past 30 years, agricultural productivity in developing countries has been stagnant or in decline. He blames it on years of under-investment.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29