"It is been a tough journey, first,just to convince people that we should be regarded as serious candidates.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

The invasion is generally regarded as the beginning of World War II, which eventually involved almost all nations and killed tens of millions of people.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

The Laureus awards are widely regarded as the premier honors on the international sporting calendar and nominees are selected by leading sports journalists in over 100 countries.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

and went on to sell more than 100,000 copies of the song at a time when there were only about That song is regarded as the first-ever country music hit, and Loudon Wainwright performs it under the title "The Deal" on his Grammy-nominated CD.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24