The country has not had an effective government for almost twenty years.

VOA: special.2009.04.25

Grant was not an effective political leader.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

Over at competitor General Electric, actor Ronald Reagan -- later the fortieth president of the United States -- and often referred to as the Great Communicator, was for many years an effective commercial spokesman every week on the GE Theater.

VOA: special.2011.07.21

Meanwhile,expedited efforts are going forward on several continents to develop an effective vaccine for the new strain of influenza.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Economists have long considered government spending, especially on infrastructure, to be an effective tool for revitalizing a stagnating economy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Kaczynski has run an effective advertising campaign, and may well have gained ground over the last two weeks.

VOA: standard.2010.07.03

"We need to ensure improved security conditions in the south in order to carry out an effective counter-narcotics strategy in Helmand and Kandahar provinces,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"Having an effective state and a modern economy, which requires toiling more than a year."

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

European Union health ministers pledged to pursue an effective and safe vaccine without delay.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

It is the first step toward an effective agreement on climate change,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Acupuncture maybe an effective treatment against depression in pregnant women.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

"We know this is a shared responsibility and in the days ahead we will work with the international community and our Chinese colleagues to fashion an effective and appropriate response."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The general said that attitude among most alliance members makes it impossible for NATO's International Assistance Force in Afghanistan to pursue an effective counterinsurgency campaign, involving clearing areas of hostile fighters, and holding those areas so economic development and governance projects can proceed.

VOA: standard.2009.03.24

Speaking on behalf of the host country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said an effective struggle against such problems requires significant improvement in the combat readiness and coordination of the Afghan military, police and other law enforcement agencies, which the U.S.also considers important.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

He believed the music was an easy and effective way to spread his message.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

"This is an evaluation instrument that is finally able to capture who is highly effective and who is ineffective and who could be doing better and could use some assistance.

VOA: special.2011.08.11

"That defendant challenges in an appellate court and says I didn't have effective counsel.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22