Austan Goolsbee spoke on Fox News Sunday: "It is going to be a rough patch not just in the immediate term, but for a little bit of time ".

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

"I'll be very honest with King Abdullah with whom I have developed a good relationship, indicating to him that we're not going to be eliminating our need for oil imports in the immediate future;

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

The Bush administration strenuously defended so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" like sleep deprivation to obtain information from detainees, and admitted to harsher treatment, like the simulated drowning technique called water boarding, that was used in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Clinton announced $5 million in new U.S.relief aid on top more than $14 million in rescue and relief aid in the immediate aftermath of the storms, much of it delivered by U.S.military forces based in the Philippines and elsewhere in the region.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

Defense Secretary Gates says short- and medium-range missiles are now the more immediate threat to American forces in Europe and to allies.

VOA: special.2009.09.19

Still,it says, there is an immediate need for the international community to continue and increase its investment in the fight against malaria.

VOA: special.2010.04.20

The Obama administration is seeking four hundred million dollars in immediate assistance from Congress to help Pakistan fight the insurgency within its borders.

VOA: special.2009.05.09

He said territorial governments should be formed in the other parts of the western territories, with no immediate decision on whether slavery would be permitted.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Steven Kolpan says the immediate effect of climate change in some areas has been helpful.

VOA: special.2010.10.20

The book was an immediate success in the scientific community.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

Everyone in Washington feared an immediate attack on the city.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

"The solace may not be immediate, but the fact that people have got together and put these ideas in a document.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

U.N.humanitarian chief John Holmes, met with government officials in the capital and asked for immediate humanitarian access to the combat zone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

The exhibition, put on every two years in the United Arab Emirates, attracts regional buyers who have immediate and potential problems.

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

far more live in captivity. Without immediate action, the WWF says,by 2022, there may no longer be any wild tigers.

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

Mr.Ban said the needs in Haiti are huge and immediate above all medical supplies, food,water,tents,shovels and heavy equipment.

VOA: standard.2010.01.14

UNIFIL political advisor Milos Struger says, "Our immediate priority of UNIFIL is to restore calm in the area.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

There was no immediate government or independent confirmation of such incidents or the reports of fighting between protesters and security forces in Qom.

VOA: standard.2009.12.22

UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti, "The important aspect of what we have been doing today, our immediate priority, was to restore calm in the area;

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

The current government in Kabul appears to be facing a more immediate threat,however, not from the Taliban but due to concerns about its own credibility.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

Under the program launched in March, governments with sound economic policies can secure an immediate IMF loan in case of a threat to their financial system.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

"And once we emerge from the immediate crisis, the long-term economic gains to communities that have been left behind in the digital age will be immeasurable."

VOA: standard.2010.07.02