State Department Spokesman Kelly said a stable and prosperous Afghanistan is in the interests of the international community, including Japan.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

Each of the horses are Hanoverian-thoroughbred cross breeds, and are chosen from a stable of about 160 kept in Ottawa.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

"The main advantage was having a stable American installation in Poland,something which is built,unmovable, and which may be the reason to defend this installation and country,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

"To restore a more stable financial and economic environment, in which opportunity can again flourish and in which Americans' hard work and creativity can receive their proper rewards,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

The vote,which has been postponed several times since 2005, is an attempt to find a lasting political solution to nearly a decade of internal conflict in the once stable West African nation.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

But the political leadership does not want that. "So a part of the strategy is building up those elements in Pakistan that understand that having a stable and peaceful relationship with Afghanistan is actually in Pakistan's national security interest,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.06

"because the virus can spread rapidly, but what we're seeing so far is a pretty stable position as far as the virus is concerned, it's producing relatively mild illness in most people, but in a small proportion it's causing serious problems and we have in place the plans in our health care system to deal with those problems,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.31