This work was the only formal training that Winslow ever received in art.

VOA: special.2010.07.25

A South Korean envoy is also traveling to a gathering in Poland for the South's first formal participation in a U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

It would be a rare-face-to-face encounter between diplomats of the two countries, which have not had formal relations in 30 years.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

Johnson says that her students, over the past several years, have increasingly used a more informal English vocabulary in formal assignments.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

But his CNDP rebels have displaced hundreds of thousands in Congo, and the Congolese government has filed a formal request for extradition.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Tolbert says employment is the key in a nation still recovering from conflict where the United Nations estimates formal sector unemployment at 80 percent.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

The result is a powerful portrait of a bearded man in formal Arabic dress.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

In advance of formal talks, Democratic leaders are stressing the need to come up with a consensus that can deliver health care security and quality while controlling short and longer-term costs.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Authorities with those agencies say they are now preparing a formal safety advisory for aircraft and sea vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan in the vicinity of North Korea.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

In addition to her commencement address, Justice Sotomayor had other official duties to perform at the commencement, including the formal investiture of President Rodriguez and the acceptance of the college's Medal of Honor.

VOA: standard.2010.06.05

The new commander of U.S.forces there General Stanley McChrystal is expected to deliver his first formal assessment to the White House in a matter of weeks a report which is likely to fuel further discussions on troop levels.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

"It is not a good thing for senior officers to be making derogatory remarks about their commanders, their political superiors, in any kind of setting, certainly not in a formal setting and certainly not when the news media are present."

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

"And so,you have all the transgressions which are listed, not just in my report but in many other reports-et cetera persecution,clampdown, collective punishment,torture, arbitrary executions, public executions,et cetera despite various formal guarantees in the constitution and in criminal law."

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

In its overview, GAO said the Office of Cuba Broadcasting lacks a formal strategic plan to guide decision-making on its funding and operations, including a proposal to reduce TV Mart newscasts from two 30 minute evening programs to five minute news updates every half hour.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18