Minister of External Affairs Celso Amorim told the council that the embassy has been under virtual siege by the de facto Honduran authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

The country has been under military rule since last December's coup by Army Captain Moussa Camara.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

The Nobel Peace laureate has been under house arrest for 14 of the last 20 years.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

The BOJ has been under intense government pressure to stimulate the economy since the yen reached a 14-year high last week against the dollar.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

In Udon Thani, crowds attacked and burned government buildings, and the city, like many places in the country, has been under a state of emergency.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

The strength of the European currency has been under pressure since Greece's financial problems were revealed, with concern the problem could spread to other euro-zone countries.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

The Justice Department has been under public and political pressure since the announcement.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

"I believe on the state side there has been underfunding and under-recognition of the importance and need for funding public defense for the indigent for a long time,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

The visit is gesture of support to the Pakistani government, which has been under intense American pressure to defeat Islamic extremists who have dramatically increased their attacks across Pakistan in the past two years.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

Pakistan is an ally in the U.S.-led war against terrorism and has been under pressure from Washington to intensify efforts to root out extremists blamed for launching attacks on coalition forces across the border in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

Somalia has been without functioning government for 18 years, but is hoping to re-establish rule of law under recently-named President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

Mr.Mousavi remains under a virtual house-arrest and has been prevented from using either government TV or the local press to speak to the Iranian people.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

The ground has been dedicated under Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

"A classic example of a program that was grossly oversold and has been badly under-delivered."

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

"We did our job. A significant phase has been passed through with as little harm done as conceivably could have been done under the circumstances.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21

Indirect peace talks resumed last year under the previous Israeli government led by Ehud Olmert, but he has since been replaced by hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

The loss of jobs and business opportunities has perhaps been more damaging than the restriction on imports, especially for those who under the blockade - cannot cross into Israel.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

This guy had the total package,". Jackson's body has been released to his family and additional toxicology and pulmonary testing is under way to determine what caused the singer's untimely death.

VOA: standard.2009.06.27

After six Eurostar trains broke down in or near the tunnel that runs under the English Channel, the system has been suspended while engineers troubleshoot the electrical problems thought to have been brought on by condensation.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Some missing planes have never been found. Indonesia's airline industry has come under scrutiny in recent years after a series of crashes of both commercial and military aircraft in which hundreds of people have died.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02

The head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, says impressive progress has been made in areas such as treatment for HIV/AIDS, in the large number of lives saved among children under five and in significant cuts in deaths from malaria and measles.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

Indeed,volatile food prices, population growth, low agricultural productivity and the potentially devastating effects of climate change make it a particularly daunting challenge. The IFAD president says over the past 30 years, agricultural productivity in developing countries has been stagnant or in decline. He blames it on years of under-investment.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29