They demanded even higher taxes on imports to further reduce competition.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

He noted that poppy cultivation decreased 19 percent nationwide last year and is on track to drop even further in 2009.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

Midweek elimination-round matches have further pared the field at the competition, which began with 24 teams on October 24.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05

"We had a very good meeting in Washington," "I hope this will be taken into further steps, meaning implementation on the ground.

VOA: standard.2009.05.10

They have gone further than they have ever gone in joining us on real sanctions against North Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

He was given a 40-year sentence in 1992, which was later reduced to 30 years on appeal and further reduced to 17 years.

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

Throughout his speech, the prime minister promised further change and reform, including holding bankers accountable and cracking down on crime and anti-social behavior.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

Representatives from the Asia-Pacific business community called on APEC economies to further open trade and investment and resist the urge to erect trade barriers.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

Greek newspapers have spent the past week speculating on what further hardships citizens will face,including pension cuts, salary freezes and the prospect of job cuts.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

Vichai Sriprasert,honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, says further weakness in the U.S.dollar and concerns over drought in India add to pressure on prices.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Beyond the hiring of its own employees, Buchanan Renewable's generation of lower-cost electricity should lead to further job growth as small businesses will spend less on utilities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

And today's transition is further proof that those who have tried to pull Iraq into the abyss of disunion and civil war are on the wrong side of history,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

He also said the attack on a police training academy in Lahore on Monday is further evidence that extremists groups are a threat to Pakistan as well as to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

On the day of the demolition, further violence broke out.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

The scientists say if their work is confirmed, it could lead to further research on how lifestyle choices figure in the prevention and treatment of age-related decline and diseases such as Alzheimer's.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

But both Clinton and Lavrov, in comments after their second full-scale meeting since March, say the problems will not hamper broader cooperation between the two powers including their effort to put further curbs on the world's largest nuclear arsenals.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

Kelly said the results of the inspection of the Qom plant, and Tehran's final decision on the uranium export plan, will figure heavily in big-power discussions on whether to seek further punitive action against Iran over its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

The new commander of U.S.forces there General Stanley McChrystal is expected to deliver his first formal assessment to the White House in a matter of weeks a report which is likely to fuel further discussions on troop levels.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23