It has been a sobering time for his government as 18 soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this month.

VOA: standard.2009.07.22

And for passengers, such as Manzoor Hussain and his family, the situation has cost them time they can never get back.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

(Talks) He says the peace process,in his mind, has been dead for a long time.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

One man,who did not give his name, has been single for a long time.

VOA: standard.2010.02.13

In that time he has signaled his intention to seek trade deals with other Asian nations, and review Japan's long-term military basing agreements with the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Much has changed since that time. Sobriety,his marriage to actress Nicole Kidman and the birth of their eight-month-old daughter,Sunday Rose, gave him a new perspective on life.

VOA: standard.2009.04.19

"Once he has it, he intends to hold on to it until such time as the president and his national security team are ready to consider it."

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown began his regular question time in the House of Commons as he has always done, reading out the names of British soldiers recently killed in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

Reagan says almost from the time his father first learned he was ill, he has been part of a national campaign to raise public awareness about this devastating and heartbreaking illness.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

Army War College National Security Studies professor Larry Goodson says the U.S.-Karzai relationship has been souring for some time, but that,in his opinion, the Obama team has not been able to formulate any alternative to Hamid Karzai.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03