A large army and navy would be needed.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

"The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense."

VOA: special.2011.06.11

And it,as well as this region, will be shaped to a large extent by the decisions that we make."

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

And,there shouldn't be any problem." Panitan says the Thai authorities have emergency procedures to handle large flows of villager refugees.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

Authorities have boosted security in Islamabad and are believed to be staging large container trucks to block major roads into the city.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

"What's on the table so far is quite limited and quite short term, when it needs to be large and long term,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

And so Tai will be sent to one of the large breeding programs in Sichuan province, where he'll be paired with a mate.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

There is no large public ceremony expected, and it will be held as a private event on the heavily-guarded grounds of the presidential palace.

VOA: standard.2009.11.18

The government insists bans on rallies and hundreds of arrests have been necessary to prevent large gatherings that intelligence agencies believe will be attacked.

VOA: standard.2009.03.14

They will be decreasing in size and frequency, but at this point they're still large enough to be of concern in hampering the rescue efforts."

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

"And,if I may put it that way, a disproportionately large part of the forthcoming budget would be allocated for growth in the North and East."

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

Both the Iranian government and student opposition activists are gearing up for what many are expecting will be a large turnout of demonstrators, Monday,on university campuses across the country.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The awards are funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Judith Rodin of the Rockefeller Foundation said finding innovative ideas and expanding them to a large scale has proven to be hugely effective.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

"But with those six balloons, one is green,five are yellow or they may have three of them to be large and three of them to be smaller, or we may have one with a star on it.

VOA: standard.2010.08.10