She said the United States is moving from mostly the direct exercise of power to what she called "a more sophisticated and difficult mix of indirect power and influence."

VOA: special.2010.05.29

He adds that donors get much more immediate and visible results from relief like education, medical care and direct food aid.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16

For his part, President Vazquez who has headed Uruguay's center-left government since 2004 refrained from any direct mention of Venezuela's arms purchases.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

But the trend has reversed. From April to June, India received about $15 billion in foreign direct investment, the highest since 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

He says unless he receives a direct order from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Sri Lankans will not be allowed to leave the vessel.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

The review was prompted,in part, by a grim assessment from General McChrystal, who is here at the NATO meeting to provide a direct readout to the defense ministers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The United States has recently changed its Burma policy from isolating the military government to direct engagement in hopes that it will improve its human rights and allow for democracy.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

"It is two separate issues; we clarified our position from the beginning, that this moratorium is only for 10 months and direct talks is a very important issue for both sides,not only for Israel.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

Paul Pillar,a former senior CIA intelligence officer now with Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, favors a shift away from direct combat operations to a concentration on training Afghanistan's army and police, and economic development.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

But there should not be war." One thing nearly all South Koreans agree on is the devastating human toll that all-out war would take on the peninsula,recalling - from direct experience or their education - that one and a half million civilians died during the three-year Korean War.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27