Campaigners say it has helped to shine a spotlight on the violent consequences of the trade in illicit diamonds - a spotlight they hope will remain even after the celebrities have left.

VOA: standard.2010.08.09

It's certainly not a nice moment. It is not a gentlemanly thing to do to steal the spotlight from all of his peers."

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

Palin was in the spotlight recently, addressing what was called the Tea Party convention a loose coalition of anti-tax,conservative and libertarian activists meeting in Nashville,Tennessee.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

All of the rabbis come from the close-knit and wealthy Sephardic Jewish communities of southern New Jersey and Brooklyn and the arrests have put the spotlight on a usually quiet community.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

puts a harsh spotlight on the financial industry. "The civil suit raises the level of awareness of deceit on Wall Street, the selfishness and self-serving behavior that needs to be regulated."

VOA: standard.2010.04.19

The abortion issue is likely to remain in the spotlight as President Obama seeks to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the retirement this summer of Justice David Souter.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17