The agreements announced by Clinton and Indian Foreign Minister S.M.Krishna aim to accelerate a growing partnership ignited by the two countries' landmark nuclear cooperation accord reached in 2005.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

"And I would say the same thing . They will give us a financial ability to accelerate the process, to bring on more jobs, to have capabilities brought in from additional partners."

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

In a speech at Carnegie Mellon University, President Obama referred to the Gulf oil spill in making the case that it is time, as he put it, to "aggressively accelerate the nation's transition to a clean energy economy."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14