Ambassador Eide endorsed the idea, but would not be specific on how many more foreign troops he thinks Afghanistan needs.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Both the White House and the State Department say Webb is not carrying any specific message from U.S.President Barack Obama.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

Secretary Gates said he did not make any specific request of the Saudi minister and the minister did not make any specific offer.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06

Asked if Kuwait is ready to take such steps, Deputy Prime Minister al-Sabah stressed Kuwaiti support for U.S.-led peace efforts but would not be specific.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

The president has admitted as much. He says sometimes the Nobel Prize is awarded not to honor specific achievement, but to give momentum to a set of causes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

It is not known what specific issues will be covered during the talks Saturday, but the White House said Senator Webb would convey "strong" U.S.views on Burma's political path.

VOA: standard.2009.08.14

The president has admitted as much, saying that sometimes the Nobel Prize is awarded not to honor a specific achievement, but to give momentum to a set of causes.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

In a brief statement to reporters after the summit, Mr.Obama did not spell out a specific strategy designed to secure agreement, but European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso was upbeat that a deal could be struck.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

The general has not made a specific troop request, but experts say he could ask for as many as 40,000,maybe more, on top of the doubling of U.S.troop strength to 68,000 in the past year.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

"It is a double track approach,of course, to have a very clear position on sanctions, not only on Security Council, but specific new measures from the European Union on the financial side - on the oil and gas sector, in all elements that can give to Iran a very clear message that they have to move and respond to the requirements of the international community."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28