"The record is clear. Identity politics is at the core of Judge Sotomayor's self-definition."

VOA: special.2009.07.18

One of the earliest methods developed for making glass containers is called core-forming.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

"Unless we solve the core issue of the Israeli-Palestinian, Israeli-Arab challenges then we will always be an area of instability that costs all of us,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

He says UMNO maintained power for years by giving special treatment to its core constituency - ethnic Muslim Malays, who make up 60 percent of the population.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

We realized we had to push certain boundaries and there were a few weeks there that were,I have to say, some of the most hard-core filming experiences I have ever had and it was pretty intense."

VOA: standard.2010.02.27

Clinton says preventing the exploitation and marginalization of girls is no longer an afterthought but a core foreign policy objective of the United States, which is co-sponsoring a Security Council resolution on the issue next week.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

The United States is seeking assurances from Mr.Netanyahu that such an incident will not be repeated, as well as pledges that it is prepared to discuss all of the core issues of the Middle East peace process - including Jerusalem - in talks with the Palestinians.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Does it need refinement in some way?" "And if it does need some adjustment in light of the events that have taken place over the last number of months, including the election and so on, and then what are the implications of that in terms of General McChrystal's resource request?" The secretary said the United States will not abandon its core mission in Afghanistan, which President Obama described as the destruction of the al-Qaida terrorist network, because it is "critical" to U.S.national security.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23