Signs that the recession is easing in the United States have led to a lot of talk about "green shoots."

VOA: special.2009.05.08

Much harder,of course, is changing a system that let companies take the risks that led to the current financial crisis.

VOA: special.2009.03.20

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

But spokesman P.J.Crowley said it is too soon to discuss withdrawing the NATO-led international security force in Kosovo.

VOA: special.2010.07.24

He is a geneticist who led the effort to map all the human genetic material,DNA.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

The report led Republicans to say the recovery plan passed by Democrats is failing.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

But here is something that scientists now know: A team led by Professor Fu has reported the first genetic link to how much sleep we need.

VOA: special.2009.08.26

The policy to promote domestic spending over exports is a stark contrast to previous administrations, led by the Liberal Democratic Party.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

He said those institutions functioned as they should and that is what has led to the runoff vote.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

Engineer Hailu,as he is called, led the CUD to its remarkable showing in the 2005 election, and was among those imprisoned afterward.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

And,he notes, a significant portion of Venezuela's dwindling oil production is donated to Cuba and other leftist-led countries.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

The delegation, led by EU Aid Commissioner Karel de Gucht, is to visit Zimbabwe Saturday and Sunday.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Robert Swan says he is bringing to Copenhagen that same spirit that led him to the North and South Poles twenty years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

U.S.officials maintain the aid package is meant to strengthen the bilateral relations and help Pakistan fight its growing insurgency led by Taliban militants.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

on the contrary." The new government believes territorial concessions only led to terrorism and wars and that it is time for a new approach.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

The power structure in Kandahar is led by President Hamid Karzai's controversial half-brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, with alleged links to drug trade and local militias.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

The All Ethiopian Unity Party led by Hailu Shewal is the one signatory to the Code of Conduct widely acknowledged as a legitimate independent political force.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

The fact there is no clear-cut front-runner, as is the norm in more stagnant, authoritarian states nearby, has led many voters to seize their chance to make a difference.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

That has led to charges by Republicans the economic recovery is an illusion, funded by inefficient government spending that has weakened America's long-term economic position by vastly expanding the national debt.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

The Hezbollah-led opposition in Lebanon is taking advantage of the decision by a United Nations-backed tribunal to release four senior generals, Wednesday,to score points ahead of the country's upcoming parliamentary elections.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

Pakistan has battled Taliban militants in its northwest tribal areas since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, but the fighting is now moving closer to population centers, forcing tens of thousands of civilians to flee.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05