"What it appears to be is an attempt to save face with the government, which is asking for help,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

It has threatened war if Japan follows through on its vow to shoot down the rocket if it appears to threaten Japanese territory.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

Gates says Yemen's president appears to be reluctant to support the idea, because it would imply his government is not capable of handling the resettlement.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

"It appears that according to those numbers that the Russians are the least receptive and most skeptical about positive change coming out of the Obama administration,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

Japan is the world's second largest economy, but it has suffered more than Over the past year, it has suffered a deep recession, although the economy now appears to be growing slowly now.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

But he says this one stands out. "This is a very unusual attack in as much as it appears to be a successful attack upon the Revolutionary Guards at such a high level involving so many of the senior officers,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.18