"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

Smith-Valade emphasized that with great teamwork, anyone who is speaking on behalf of the organizing committee is well prepared.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Journalist Farhad Paykar, speaking on behalf of the organization, says international forces were reckless and demonstrated an inhumane double standard.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Jewish community leader Mark Pelavin addressed the vigil on behalf of the North American Union for Reform Judaism.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

He says Americans who call for unilateral concessions to Cuba are lobbying on behalf of a dictatorship.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

And that voice of impartial advocacy has to be on behalf of those who are most vulnerable and who do not have a voice."

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

"He was a guy who tried to get people to work on their own behalf, to get things done and to try to have everybody contribute,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

"Unfortunately,the plan being promoted by the White House would give Washington the power to make highly personal medical decisions on behalf of patients,on behalf of you,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

After the vote,British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant read a statement on behalf of the group's foreign ministers, which said the door to continued negotiation would remain open.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

He said the Treasury Department now has the authority to block or seize any assets, accounts or securities under U.S.jurisdiction held by these organizations or anyone acting on their behalf.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

She is one of several Goodwill Ambassadors who have lent their fame to this video to speak out on behalf of the millions of children who continue to be cruelly taken advantage of.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

"We don't like this law. We believe it affects Mexican nationals, even those who may reside legally in Arizona, and we believe we may have much more problems than solutions on its behalf."

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

But a Swedish diplomat, speaking on behalf of the European Union, which co-sponsored the resolution, said the measure is necessary because similar resolutions asking North Korea to end human rights abuses have gone unheeded for the last four years.

VOA: standard.2009.11.20

"We believe strongly that there is no evidence to support any charge whatsoever and we would renew our request on behalf of these three young people and their families that the Iranian government exercise compassion and release them, so they can return home,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.09