The Taliban, once thought of as a defeated entity, has re-emerged as a full-blown insurgency.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03

now it's the opposite - pseudo Islamic fundamentalism has emerged as a primary political force.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg emerged as the clear winner.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

The vice president said that the world watched in awe and admiration in 1989 as the men and women across the region broke the shackles of repression and emerged as free people.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

But because of the numbers of employee deaths and the media attention they have attracted, critics say France Telecom's problems have emerged as a warning story about the downsides of valuing productivity and growth over employee well being.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

we've got seven or eight big problems." And as he took on those challenges, a presidential style emerged.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16