Step by step, she withdrew from the world.

VOA: special.2010.07.18

But,he left the embargo in place and urged them to take the next step, by increasing political freedom.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

Last December in Copenhagen, the international community took a first step towards making society pay for the services provided by nature for free.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Ms.Merkel says it is the intention of the international community "to raise the pressure" on the Afghans to begin taking over step by step.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

"Today,we've taken another step forward by - in leaving behind the legacy of the 20th century while building a more secure future for our children."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

He can take another step in that direction Saturday when the Jamaican four-by-100 relay team is expected to give Bolt a chance for his sixth straight gold.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

Wrapping up his defense testimony, Mr.Taylor said he agreed to step down as Liberian president in 2003 in the interest of peace but was tricked by the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

Britain's new cabinet agreed to cut the pay of all ministers by five percent, the first step in what is to be a major effort to cut Britain's national deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.05.13

The visit to Damascus by U.S.envoy Mitchell is another step in what has been a cautious effort by the Obama administration to draw Syria into diplomatic engagement after years of strained relations.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

But in a press appearance here, she said the resolution of the standoff - with the reinstatement of the country's deposed Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry - was a resolution by the Pakistanis themselves and a hopeful first step toward broader dialogue.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

I believe the choice should be clear." Though foreign affairs committee approval, which occurred by voice vote, is a significant step toward a vote by the full House of Representatives, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act remains subject to consideration by two other House panels.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

U.S.President Barack Obama has already outlined Washington's new strategy, to deal strategically with Afghanistan and Pakistan together, to focus on both military and civilian development efforts and to step up diplomacy by bringing in neighboring countries as part of the solution.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

The first step uses a bit of influenza DNA to get the patient's immune system to begin fighting off the flu, and then the protection is given a "boost" some time later by the second step, which can be either another bit of DNA or a conventional flu vaccine.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21