Nominations for non-permanent seats are not required, countries simply announce their intention to run.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The U.S.has expressed strong support for the South Korean president and his intention to refer the matter to the U.N.Security Council, where the United States and China are veto-wielding members.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

"I think there are many who realize that constantly imposing demands on the Iranians which they either have no intention or the capacity to fulfill for domestic political reasons has not gotten us very far over the last three or four years,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

"Influenza is unpredictable," There is no way to determine how it is going to react among any one person or group of people, so for those reasons, people cannot really account for what is going to happen if they go into a situation with the intention of getting H1N1."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18