"If we let people just do what they want to do and not be held accountable, that is opening up the doors to torture and abuse."

VOA: standard.2009.03.21

"Total schizophrenia. On the one hand, the government is moving with this Kurdish opening and this opening towards Armenia and many other things on its way.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Surin Pitsuwan, recently told VOA that Washington's willingness to talk with Burma, also known as Myanmar, is opening a "new ballgame" for the region.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

"I think the problems we see here and there should be seen in the broader political context, and the fundamental solution to our problems,as they stand now, is opening the political space,and also in terms of reconciliation and amnesty."

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

The national monument is celebrating the opening of a new, fifteen-million-dollar visitors center.

VOA: special.2011.03.07

The opening is big enough for perhaps six people to walk through, side-by-side.

VOA: special.2011.07.04

The smallest of these is an opening of less than one meter;

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Fahmy Howeidy, a prominent Egyptian columnist, says it is not clear how long or how inclusive the new border opening will be.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

It is part of broader cooperation between Interpol and Central African governments since the opening of the agency's regional bureau earlier this year.

VOA: standard.2009.11.09

The 90,000 seat Soccer City is to host the opening and final matches of the month-long World Cup which kicks off on June 11.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

The minister of arts and culture, Lulu Xingwana, noted the opening is to be preceded by a music concert Thursday of international and African stars.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

The U.N.Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon is in Geneva for the opening of the World Telecom Conference.

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

Republican Congressman Jeff Flake said at the news conference he supports opening up to Cuba even though he is not sure how its government would react.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

That initiative is what the Turkish government's calls its "democratic opening."

VOA: standard.2010.06.17