Yet traveling back to smog-bound Beijing, past industrial factories, high-rise apartment blocks under construction,shopping malls and the ever growing number of cars, the future once more looks uncertain.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

His latest statement focused on the need to correct flaws in the aviation security system that allowed the would-be bomber to board the Detroit-bound flight in the first place.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

Afghanistan's government-appointed election commission is legally-bound to accept the investigators' verdict.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

Lieberman said Israel is not bound to abide by the terms of the 2007 Annapolis Declaration, in which Israel and the Palestinians agreed to pursue the goal of two states.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

"Naturally,one would be concerned because with the likes of prostitutes that will be coming over, so people are bound to be more exposed to such activities such as prostitution and human trafficking."

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

"When you have a situation like this occur, you are bound to have a situation down the line where there could be a shortage in food, which can also trigger other negative situations, such as malnutrition, for example, or insufficient food for cattle, which is also another important economic sector in West Africa,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.08