And it's imperative that those complaints are thoroughly investigated before any provisional results can be finalized."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

The power vacuum is likely to continue for some time. Election resultsmust be finalized before a government can be formed, the vote is being recounted.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

The Obama administration says it looks forward to working closely and maintaining a strong alliance with the next Japanese government, but that it is ruling out any renegotiation of the bases agreement that was finalized earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

AIG chief Liddy has asserted that bonuses the company paid were necessary to retain the best and brightest talent, an assertion he expressed directly to U.S.Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in a letter, adding that bonus contracts with employees were finalized well before Congress approved financial bail out funds in late 2008.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17