He said the mission in Iraq is changing from a military effort led by troops to a civilian effort led by diplomats.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

It combines a tax cut for employers and spending for road projects in an effort to reduce unemployment.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

One of the showerheads was cleaned with a bleach solution in an effort to destroy the bacteria.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says dealing with extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan requires a regional effort.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

She says another important effort is a bill proposed this year in Congress: the Community Choice Act.

VOA: special.2009.08.15

Confederate General Robert E.Lee saw it as a sign of weakness in the northern war effort.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

But a similar effort in the United States, the world's biggest economy, could take years.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

Two other groups recently launched a separate effort to increase food security in Africa.

VOA: special.2009.11.17

"What is necessary in this case is a collective effort, not only by the researchers and the people on the ground, but also the donor community, because controlling those two diseases can go a long way in improving people's food security and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa."

VOA: special.2009.09.21

But Morrell called the effort to convince China to be even more open about such things "a work in progress."

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

In the Oval Office on Tuesday, the president joined Mr.Rasmussen in saying the NATO operation in Afghanistan is a team effort.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

"We consider this a real violation for every single effort that has been exerted in the last several months,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

We made a special effort towards the World Cup here in order to really have Africa in the focus,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

Musabih has led a sometimes solitary effort to help fight for the rights of victims of human trafficking in Dubai.

VOA: standard.2009.11.13

He said in the next few weeks he would be leading a trade delegation to Haiti as part of that effort.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

"There's a sense in the whole prison community everybody, via these dogs,is doing something for the war effort."

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

We just have to wait and see for that,". A similar effort to develop a vaccine has been launched in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

U.S.Park Service employees are helping in the effort. Pua Tuaua is leading a crew of workers from the National Park of American Samoa.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06