But I have been trying to keep abreast of what is going on and I will do the best I can."

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

Mr.Micheletti said the ousted leader and his supporters have been trying to block the November elections for several weeks.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

For the past several years, Russian and American officials have been trying to agree on a post-START-1 arrangement - but with little progress.

VOA: standard.2009.04.08

As the oil has spread and washed ashore at Gulf Coast beaches and wetlands, cleanup crews have been trying to scoop up what they can.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

"Governments have been trying to find cheaper,quicker fixes in terms of educating different [cadres?

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

European countries have been trying to stem the tide of a near financial meltdown that started in Greece, but is now threatening to engulf other heavily indebted countries.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

Mr.Obama spoke in advance of meeting at the U.N. late Wednesday of foreign ministers of the five permanent U.N.Security Council member countries and Germany - the P5+1, who have been trying to re-engage Iran in negotiations on its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

Lately there have been accusations that some private, competitive liberal arts colleges are trying to avoid being seen as "too female."

VOA: special.2009.11.19

Since then,there have been angry protests by the settlers, and inspectors trying to enforce the freeze have been attacked.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Top U.S.officials have been spending much of their time trying to revive the country's economic health by targeting aid at failing banks and ailing auto companies.

VOA: standard.2009.06.13

Industrialized and developing nations have for two years been trying to come up with a workable framework for December negotiations in Copenhagen but with little to show for it.

VOA: standard.2009.09.28

"It is a very exciting moment for me because this is a big recognition for the ideas that I have been promoting, trying to let people pay attention to it.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

National and state governments around the world have been trying out various incentives and subsidies to promote clean renewable energy but the global economic slowdown has hurt the ability of many governments to dole out public funds.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

"And I think that many Israelis are saying, 'Well wait a second, where is the friendly U.S.administration that Democratic and Republican administrations have been known to be?'" President Obama's supporters say he is trying to take a more "even-handed" approach to the Middle East conflict than his predecessors.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29