Wood said the U.S. continues to support freedom of speech, assembly and expression,saying Washington hopes the various parties in Pakistan resolve their differences and refrain from violence.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11

"The best antidote to intolerance is not the 'Defamation of Religions' approach of banning and punishing offensive speech, but rather a combination of robust legal protections against discrimination and hate crimes, proactive government outreach to minority religious groups, and a vigorous defense of both freedom of religion and expression,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

It probably comes from an expression used for many years by people who fix parts of cars and trucks.

VOA: special.2009.11.29

You can see the wisdom and experience in her face, which is very different from the baby's wondering expression.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

The expression probably began because the jungle is filled with wild animals and unknown dangers that threaten people.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

The severe economic crisis -- the Great Depression -- created an atmosphere for artistic imagination and creative expression.

VOA: special.2011.04.14

"These freedoms of expression and worship, of access to information and political participation, we believe are universal rights.

VOA: special.2009.11.21

This powerful form of creative expression usually involves art made outside the limits and rules of official culture.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

Like Helen Martins, outsider artists add new life, imagination and skill to the world of creative expression.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

But in the nineteen sixties, the expression rolling stone became famous in the world of rock-and-roll music.

VOA: special.2010.10.17

The men show little expression. Rosa Parks' eyes look off to the side and into the distance.

VOA: special.2010.04.16

We use the expression to clown around when we talk about someone playing tricks and making jokes.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

Those words are part of the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of expression and other rights.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

There was a sweetness and softness in the woman's expression that I had never seen before.

VOA: special.2009.07.04