The credibility of Afghan leadership is of critical importance to the Obama administration, which is currently engaged in a review of U.S.strategy in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

The young people here are hard at play, and the Muslim elders are hard at work trying to keep them engaged in positive activities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

One of the Institute's goals is to get young people engaged and excited about biotechnology.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Specifically,we are trying to build partnership capacity with the countries that we have engaged with.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

"A science caf, it's a concept that actually started in Europe, and it was an idea to get scientists engaged in an informal conversation with the general public."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

"The government needs to be much more engaged in ensuring that all of the young people have access to the information, the skills, and the services to prevent HIV.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

Appearing with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the president said he wants U.S.businesses to remain engaged and competitive on the world stage, but that offshore tax havens must be eliminated.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

(OMITTED) A lawyer from nearby Maryland, who did not want to give his name, engaged in an impromptu debate with Tea Party supporters and later expressed concern about some of their rhetoric.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Al-Shabab,alongside other Islamic opposition fighters, has pushed pro-government forces back to Mogadishu, where the two sides are engaged in ongoing street battles as the Islamist opposition attempts to topple the President Sharif administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan ,". Congress says his government is engaged in a fierce battle with drug traffickers that export illegal narcotics to the United States, but that Mexico cannot win the battle alone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

"Senator Mitchell and the president are deeply engaged with the Israelis and the Palestinians in trying to address the larger issues of peace and security and to create a long-term solution to the range of problems there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

"I think what we would like to do is to start getting people engaged, to discuss the issues of relevance and to come together based on a common objective which is to advance a secured and just peace between Palestinians and Israelis,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

"I do not want to disclose publicly the information we are getting, but we are intensively engaged through a whole variety of different channels, but I do not disguise the fact that we are extremely concerned for the safety of the hostages,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

"It will also I think send a clear message that our goal here ultimately has to be for the Afghan people to be able to be in a position to provide their own security, and that the United States cannot be engaged in an open-ended commitment,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.13