"If we don't get a level of legitimacy and governance, then all the troops in the world aren't going to make any difference,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"With this blockade against building materials, it seems hard to see how America's pledge of $10 million is going to make any difference unless, because of the close relationship between America and Israel, there's some kind of agreement that this $10 million for UNRWA schools in Gaza will go through."

VOA: standard.2010.06.17

But politics is (takes) a long, long time to make any significant, long-lasting difference."

VOA: special.2010.05.09

Researchers at Duke University sifted through more than and found an absence of strong evidence that any of these approaches can make a big difference.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17