The kidnappings, most observers believe, were designed to pressure Mr.Tsvangirai to pull out of the political agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15

"Salt is probably the single most harmful thing in our food, contributing to high blood pressure."

VOA: standard.2010.04.22

President Umaru Yar'Adua has come under pressure to step up his anti-graft drive in one of the world's most tainted countries since he came to power in 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

Yettaw was facing seven years of hard labor for an uninvited visit to Aung San Suu Kyi's house where she has been detained for most of the last two decades despite international pressure for her release.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Access to a Caesarean section to relieve the pressure of obstructed labor is the most common way of preventing an unborn child from pressing so tightly in the birth canal that it cuts off blood flow to surrounding tissue.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23