withdrawal from Afghanistan would likely lead to the Taliban regaining power, and questioned what an expanded U.S.military presence would accomplish.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

He said the friendship between the two countries should be treasured and when the two work together, they accomplish great things.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The two still have a lot more they want to accomplish, including financial reform, immigration reform, and climate change legislation.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11

"As I look at the situation, we need to accomplish a set of goals, and accomplishing those .

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

"They are meant to represent the feat that an athlete has to accomplish to win that sport.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

"This was about regime change, and everything was put into place to accomplish that regime change,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

To accomplish the transition smoothly, says Yoon,North Korea must either normalize ties with the United States, or win de facto global acceptance as a nuclear state.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

To help accomplish that, General McChrystal noted that the training unit for Afghan forces is now a NATO command, rather than being just an American responsibility.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

But round after failed round of Egyptian-mediated talks to reconcile the Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah continue to underscore how little even traditional leader Egypt can accomplish.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

In a statement issued just before the president's speech, General McChrystal said the long strategy review provided him with "a clear military mission and the resources to accomplish" it.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

I'm confident that if we move forward in a spirit of keeping in mind what's best for the American people that we should be able to accomplish a lot."

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

Now we must make a commitment that can accomplish our goals,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Now,we must make a commitment that can accomplish our goals,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

But he says that is not what the United States expects to accomplish by this time next year, when President Barack Obama has said he will begin to withdraw U.S.troops.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22