American researchers said they believe their findings could apply to people as well.

VOA: special.2009.09.01

Several prominent human rights groups are now calling on Japan, as Sri Lanka's top aid donor, to apply such pressure on Colombo.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

Students like Shelia Melvin say they are hoping to use their newly mastered computer and Internet skills to do such basic tasks as apply for a job online.

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

The freeze allows for buildings already under construction in West Bank settlements to be completed and does not apply to East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as their future capital.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

MENENDEZ: "I'm just not here a blank check. I said that in the previous administration, and as much as I respect this one, I believe the same standards have to apply."

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

The freeze does not include 3,000 Jewish homes already under construction in the West Bank and does not apply to disputed East Jerusalem, which the Palestinians seek as the capital of their future state.

VOA: standard.2010.01.03

"The timeline that we've talked about is actually,in a sense that, if I were to use the surge in Iraq, look where we are right now, sort of apply the same kind of timeline to Afghanistan, as best we can tell, and we think that's reasonable, in terms of having the impact, and then being able to thin our forces out and bring them back".

VOA: standard.2009.11.04