The Palestinians under Mr.Abbas are sticking to their demand that Israel freeze settlement construction before a return to negotiations.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

The FNDD has opposed the coup since it took place in August, and is demanding a return to democracy and constitutional order.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

But there are concerns that increasing budget deficits and a return to inflation could stall the economic recovery.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

U.S.mediators face huge gaps as they try to broker a return to talks, with neither side showing signs of a willingness to compromise.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

The United States and the European Union have been pushing for a return to direct talks.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Mr.Medvedev says the government's economic planning should not necessarily count on a return to higher prices.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

While it marks a return to his blues roots, it also contains the band's signature rock and roll sound on tracks like "Rock Me Baby."

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

They made it clear to the former Nigerian military ruler that a return to constitutional order is a pre-condition for direct talks with President Mamadou Tandja.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

President Obama called for a return to peace talks on Thursday, two days after the Israeli government announced a partial settlement freeze in the West Bank.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

It was a return to his roots. He began his work in the 1940s in Mexico, breeding wheat crops that were immune to another type of wheat rustthat had devastated crops there.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"More alarmingly,WHO estimates if the combined effect of decreased financial and political commitment were to be sustained or continued, this could result to a return of a half a million measles deaths each year by 2012, wiping out the gains made over the past 18 years."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

In cycling,American Lance Armstrong announced he will return to the Tour de France next year with a new American-based team.

VOA: special.2009.08.01

The experts say individual progress and not a set time period should always guide a decision to return to play.

VOA: special.2009.10.28

It also wants to make the government a majority shareholder in return for part of the emergency loans it has received.

VOA: special.2009.05.01