Tim Whittman says the smugglers often threaten their victims and make it difficult for them to pay their debts.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

He also says the economic situation will make it more difficult for some victims to leave abusive relationships.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

The parents find a way to pay for their endless medical expenses that requires them to make a very difficult moral decision.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

She found it difficult for women to balance all these duties and still make a place for themselves.

VOA: special.2009.06.28

That requirement could make it difficult for several states to receive money from the fund.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

Officials would order all lights in a city turned off to make it difficult for enemy planes to find a target in the dark of night.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

That can make it difficult to plan ahead for what to do after graduation.

VOA: special.2009.07.02

This had been a difficult decision for Tyler to make.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

Fraud,insecurity and the weather all threaten to make next month's run-off elections difficult for one of the world's newest democracies.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

The FBI says the smugglers often threaten their victims and make it difficult for them to pay off their debts.

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

Many police officers worry the law would make it more difficult for them to get information from crime victims.

VOA: standard.2010.05.08

"This is at a time when we are working to relaunch negotiations and we believe that these actions make it more difficult for our efforts to succeed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

"For me,this will be a difficult decision to make.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

just to make it more difficult for them to operate. Shaaf also says that the government has been using whatever laws it can to shut down organizations dedicated to civic activism.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

While some of their clients are middle class professionals from the community at large, many brothels will only accept a narrow clientele to make it difficult for law enforcement to catch them.

VOA: standard.2010.05.24

The 60-vote advantage is also important because it will make it far more difficult for Republicans to block passage of bills through a filibuster, in which senators tie up the floor in long speeches to prevent a vote.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

But by continuously linking this in a public way and in taking a firm position on it, they make it much more difficult for him to move away from sites in Poland and the Czech Republic,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.15