Miss Carson believed the public needed to know about this important issue.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

" When we agreed on an issue and worked together to make a little progress for the country on an important issue, he was the best ally you could have.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Civil service reform, however,was an important issue.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

"It is two separate issues; we clarified our position from the beginning, that this moratorium is only for 10 months and direct talks is a very important issue for both sides,not only for Israel.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

And since it was eighteen eighty-eight -- a presidential election year -- the tariff became an important election issue.

VOA: special.2010.05.20

His decision would show which issue was more important: the citizens' right to free speech, or national security.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

But a few months before the election, a labor dispute exploded into an important campaign issue.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

"I think it's very important to bring to people's attention that the issue of blood diamonds is a very important one;

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

But the really important thing we saw by 1992 was that people were not really engaged at all on this issue."

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

"The issue is important for my future and my children's future as well."

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

I also wonder whether if it's a good way of focusing the world's attention on the issue of blood diamonds and on this very important trial by getting such a high-profile figure involved with it."

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

On Afghanistan and Pakistan, he also felt very strongly that it was very important to deal with as a regional diplomatic issue and has named Ambassador Holbrook as his representative in order to deal with issues there."

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

He noted,however,that the U.S. considers Iran to be an important player related to Afghanistan, and sees the issue as a very productive area for engagement in the future Anticipating President Barack Obama's Strategic Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mohammad Mehdi Akhonzadeh said Iran expects measurable change, not rhetoric from the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27