I,myself,am very skeptical that achieving that limited objective requires the kind of presence and investment that the Obama plan foresees,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

"The primary objective of this offensive is to force the collapse of the TFG and to force AMISOM to leave Somalia,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

But he said movement toward that objective should be gradual and should require other nuclear-armed countries to cut their arsenals as well.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"And so if that was the objective,healing, and it's done the opposite.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

His followers are now targets of the Ugandan,south Sudanese, CAR,and the U.N.-backed Congolese forces, leading many to question what objective his latest moves could possibly be designed to reach.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Where the world's poorest countries are concerned, the G20 says that narrowing the development gap and reducing poverty are integral to a broader objective of achieving strong,sustainable and balanced growth.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

They are steps that are working." Bernanke says the Federal Reserve and other economic policy makers have been challenged by unprecedented events in the past few years, but his objective has not changed.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Clinton says preventing the exploitation and marginalization of girls is no longer an afterthought but a core foreign policy objective of the United States, which is co-sponsoring a Security Council resolution on the issue next week.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"These are all part of the process of engagement with them, with the view of delivering on what is the objective which is democratization of Myanmar and respect for human rights, and in effect restoring Myanmar to respectability as a member of the international community,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

"I think what we would like to do is to start getting people engaged, to discuss the issues of relevance and to come together based on a common objective which is to advance a secured and just peace between Palestinians and Israelis,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

"The scheme to radically change the sources and the cost of American energy, through a system known as 'cap and trade' may be well intentioned, but it will cost us dearly in jobs and income, and it stands no chance of achieving its objective of a cooler earth,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

"Development is a right and that should continue but that perhaps paths where there could be a reconciliation of the objective of poverty reduction, enhanced standards of living, a life of greater dignity in developing countries can be reconciled with climate objectives by shifting the sources of energy away from the fossil fuels to the cleaner and lower carbon emissions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

Peter Pham, Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Political Science and Africana Studies at James Madison University, says conditions in Somalia threaten security and stability of the Horn of Africa: "Even without toppling the TFG, al-Shabaab has already achieved a major objective by securing a territorial base from which like-minded militants and terrorists can carry out attacks elsewhere, especially against targets in the Arabian Peninsula as well as participating in the current violence against Somalis,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.26