"If you were to design the perfect plug for a child's airway, you couldn't do much better than a hot dog tip."

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"If Maldives cannot be saved today we do not feel that there is not much of a chance for the rest of the world."

VOA: standard.2009.10.17

"But meanwhile you can only do so much for so long.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

"We will be respectful, even when we do not agree. And we will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over so many centuries to shape the world - including my own country", "The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

"It has become increasingly clear that Tony Blair misled parliament on more than one occasion and I think that MPs were invited to make their own judgment on the merits of the case for war and they were entitled to do so on the truth and it looks very much as though that the truth was withheld from parliament and many MPs may well have made a different decision if they had had the full unvarnished truth,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.13