State lawmakers in California are considering a bill that would make it illegal for people to have,sell or distribute shark fins.

VOA: special.2011.03.15

European governments and the International Monetary Fund are considering as much as sixty-five billion dollars in new loans to Greece.

VOA: special.2011.06.10

And lawmakers in Rhode Island are considering a bill that would require state schools to offer the choice of a three-year degree.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The Obama administration is considering an increase in troop levels to counter increased military casualties from improvised explosive devices.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The United States currently has a 70,000 strong force in Afghanistan and is considering sending up to 40,000 more.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

With U.S.casualties in Afghanistan on the increase, the president is considering requests from his military commanders for more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Gingrich,by the way, is one of a growing number of prominent Republicans considering a run for president in 2012.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

The president is considering several options for his revised Afghanistan strategy, including a substantial increase in the number of troops deployed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"What was startling to me, considering how complicated the screenplay was, was seeing it in a visual format.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

"This was Freddy Krueger." "When I was considering this a voice in my head kept saying 'how can you not play Freddy Kruger?'

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

President Obama and his national security team are considering a request from his new commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, for a substantial number of additional troops.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Laws vary by state, so U.S.House of Representatives is considering a bill that would allow all former prisoners to vote in federal elections after they have completed their sentences.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

The Russian lower house of parliament is now considering legislation that would require protesters using automobiles to inform the authorities about their planned actions three working days in advance.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"Considering the recent Russian attempts to re-write history, for example by suggesting Polish complicity in German aggression, we could expect Russians to publish their own estimates of Soviet war victims shortly,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

"Tractors are always running," "So we're always burning fuel." Pitt and many other U.S. farmers are concerned that fuel may be can more expensive under climate change proposals that U.S.congress and negotiators in Copenhagenare considering.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

She says the work still is not easy, though,considering this is the country's worst flooding in more than 80 years and the area's mountainous terrain can make transportation difficult, even in the best of weather.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

He said many people are considering whether the party should stick to its 40-year history of promoting democracy in Pakistan, or remain with the current leadership that uses the police and state machinery to crush dissent.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

Though Iran was to respond by Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran told it that while it was considering the plan in a favorable light it needed until the middle of next week to make a decision.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24